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Allegory
Guided by : Dr. Engy salah
Definition of Allegory
Allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
Etymology of Allegory
Etymology of Allegory
When the word Allegory comes from ?
Question?
Etymology of Allegory
The word is derived from two greek words:
- "Allos" mean other
- "Agoria" means speaking
This give a word allegoria . * Then it come to Latin and From Latin it came to old French and from old French it came to late middle English and become allegory in 1382.
Etymology of Allegory
Function of allegory
Function of Allegory
What is the purpose of allegory ?
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Function Of Allegory
♪ The function of allegory in literature is to convey a complex idea through an in-depth metaphorical narrative.
♪ Famous allegories include Dante's Divine Comedy, George Orwell's Animal Farm, and John Bunyan's The Pilgrim’s Progress . ♪All of these works use allegorical techniques to convey different messages to the ones literally written on the page.
* An allegory can be thought of as an extended metaphor. * Literary techniques are often used by fiction or poetry writers in order to convey an idea in a more enjoyable or easily comprehensible fashion.
Function of allegory
Types of Allegory
Types of Allegory
Political allegory
Can anyone suggest what is political allegory talking about ?
Political Allegory
*It is a story or painting that on the surface, tells one tale but has hidden political meaning underneath.
*It can be extended to fiction, drama, paintings, music and films.
Spiritual allegory
Spiritual Allegory
It refers to allegorical interpretations of the Bible which were popular in the middle ages.
Moral and religious allegory
Moral & Religious Allegory
A means morality and religion where people used that there is life after death .
It refers to the concept of human ethics which relates to matters of right and wrong.
Modern allegory
Modern allegory
Modern allegory includes many instances of a phenomenon called allegories which refers the interpretation of works as allegorical without them necessarily being intended that way.
Examples of allegory ...
Examples of Allegory
Animal Farm
Animal farm by George Orwell
♫ George Orwell’s Animal farm is a political allegory about revolution and power which written in 1945.
♫ Through the tale of a group of farm animals who overthrow the owner of the farm.
♫ Animal farm explored themes of the corruption of ideals and the power of language.
The Faerie Queene
The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser
♦ * In the ’Faerie Queene' there is a fusion of three kinds of allegories:
1. A moral or spiritual allegory dealing with the action and interaction of virtue and vice versa.
2. A religious allegory dealing with the important religious events of the age.
3. A personal and historical allegory.
♦* Edmund Spenser is more interested in his art than in the teaching of morality. *He used allegory merely because it was the fashion of the day and a work without it was considered mean and low.
The Pilgrim’s Progress
♦ it is a spiritual allegory.
♦ it is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious, theological fiction in English literature.
♦It has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print.
♦ It has also been cited as the first novel written in English.
The Pilgrim’s Progress
Summary
Summary
To sum up We have covered:
1. Definition of allegory
2. Etymology of allegory
3. Function of allegory
4. Types of allegory which are :
political allegory, spiritual allegory and religious , moral allegory.
5. Examples of allegory for instance :
Animal Farm (by George Orwell).