The Emblem

by John Manning

John Manning's book charts the -evolution of the emblem from its beginnings to its full flowering in the 16th century and through its various reinventions to the present day.

"This book is a magisterial performance, sure to be in demand as an introduction to the emblem for general readers, as well as having much to say to emblem specialists."-Alastair Fowler, regius professor emeritus, University of Edinburgh, U.K.

John Manning is a professor of English at the University of Wales, Lampeter, U.K.

400 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2002

About the author

John Manning lives in Boston and Los Angeles and several points in between. A connoisseur of horror films, he especially loves the great made-for-television movies of the 1970s, where the devil always seemed to be lurking around the corner of a college dormitory or a suburban mansion.