#alegorie
- Ahimia — An allegorical personification of shamelessness, infamy, or lack of respect, encountered in certain classical, Hellenistic, or Humanist philosophical, mythological, or dramatic writings. The term derives directly from the Greek 'aschemia' (lack of form, decency, or shame) and is used as a conceptual character meant to illustrate the moral or structural degradation of human virtue.
- Aisopos — A proper onomastic name of universal resonance, representing the original Hellenic spelling of the famous ancient writer and fabulist Aesop (c. 620 – 564 BC), structurally considered the founder of the fable genre in European literature. In the history of culture and philology, his work, initially transmitted via oral tradition and later compiled by ancient authors, is characterized by the allegorical use of anthropomorphized animals to deliver moral lessons, implied social critiques, and trans-historically valid sapiential maxims.
- Allegory — An artistic device, figure of speech, or rhetorical literary genre consisting of expressing an abstract idea, a moral concept, or a general philosophical truth through a coherent set of metaphors, concrete images, symbols, or personifications. Structurally, an allegory builds a systematic correspondence on two parallel levels: the literal, surface layer, and the symbolic, deep layer hidden from the reader or viewer.
- Allegory — An alternative or archaic graphical or lexical form for the term 'allegory'; a complex artistic and rhetorical procedure through which abstract ideas, moral concepts, or philosophical truths are expressed by means of concrete elements, plastic images, or symbolic characters. This structural mechanism allows the transmission of a profound, hidden meaning beyond the literal shell of the text, enriching the expressiveness of the work.
- Apologue — A short allegorical narrative, usually in verse, possessing a moralizing or didactic character, where the characters are often personified animals, plants, or inanimate objects designed to illustrate a general ethical truth; synonymous with a fable. In a secondary masculine sense, the term denotes a person who enthusiastically praises, defends, or justifies a doctrine, idea, religion, or political system.
- Autos sacramentales — The designation given to one-act religious allegorical plays specific to Spanish literature during the 16th to 18th centuries (the Golden Age). Centered symbolically on the mystery of the Holy Eucharist, these dramatic works were performed publicly during the Corpus Christi festivities, featuring abstract characters such as Sin, Faith, Death, or Divine Grace, and reaching their zenith through the writings of Pedro Calderón de la Barca.