allegorist
allegorist — 名詞
- allegoristsingular
- allegoristsplural
1. A writer, artist, or storyteller whose work uses characters, events, or objects
寓言作家
創作隱含道德或政治意義的故事的人
A writer, artist, or storyteller whose work uses characters, events, or objects to stand for deeper moral, political, or spiritual ideas — so that the surface story carries a hidden layer of meaning.
The old allegorist gave every animal in his story a secret meaning.
這位古老的寓言作家賦予他故事中的每隻動物一個祕密的意義。
collocation: every + noun + in + possessive + story/poem/novel
Feng saw how the allegorist used a dream to criticise unfair laws in the country.
Feng 看到那位寓言作家如何用一個夢來批判國內不公平的法律。
how-clause showing allegory's dual-level structure
In Amira's art class, the teacher called the old painter a religious allegorist.
在 Amira 的美術課上，老師稱那位老畫家為宗教寓言作家。
Gabriel tried to copy his favourite allegorist, turning a family meal into a war story.
Gabriel 試著模仿他最喜歡的寓言作家，把一場家庭聚餐變成戰爭故事。
The allegorist's short poems about birds and trees were full of lessons about kindness.
那位寓言作家寫的關於鳥與樹的短詩，充滿了關於善心的教訓。
- symbolist
broader term — a symbolist may use individual symbols without creating a full allegorical narrative
- fabulist
specifically writes short tales (often with animal characters) that end with a clear moral; narrower than allegorist
- moralist
focuses on teaching ethical lessons, sometimes without the fictional framework of allegory
- literalist
someone who interprets or creates work without symbolic or hidden meaning
用法筆記
Common in literary criticism to describe authors whose work operates on two levels — a literal narrative and a deeper symbolic meaning. Often applied to medieval, Renaissance, or modern political writers such as John Bunyan or George Orwell.