{"id":7953,"date":"2018-06-15T12:11:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T17:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legionariosdecristo.org\/?p=7953"},"modified":"2025-08-12T19:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:52:25","slug":"in-formarse-no-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/blog\/2018\/06\/in-formarse-no-58\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Formarse no. 58"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Social Allegory in Literature<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><em>The Power of Allegory: Social Critique Encoded in Ink Images<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Aristotle had defined allegory as a \u201ccontinuous metaphor.\u201d Allegory is a rhetorical figure, used so that the reader or listener deciphers a concept different from the literal meaning of the words or narrated actions. Many authors use allegory to oppose the dominant currents of their time: they use it against the absolute power of the monarch (such as La Fontaine&#8217;s <em>Fables<\/em>) or as a subtle critique of socio-economic abuses (as in Dickens&#8217;s <em>A Christmas Carol<\/em>). This new issue of <em>Informarse<\/em> presents allegories used by four authors from different eras and nationalities.<\/p>\n<p>Keywords:<\/p>\n<p>Fables, La Fontaine, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Cervantes, Licenciado Vidriera, social critique, poverty, Saint Augustine.<\/p>\n<p>Articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Fighting against the single thought. La Fontaine&#8217;s Fables<\/em>. By Beno\u00eet Terrenoir, L.C.<\/li>\n<li><em>Who is Scrooge? A discussion of A Christmas Carol<\/em>. \u00a0By John Studer, L.C.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Crystal of Vidriera and the Color of Society<\/em>. By Antonio Herrero Serrano, L.C.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Search for the Poor in a Society Full of Poor<\/em>. By Bruno do Esp\u00edrito Santo, L.C<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[gdlr_button href=&#8221;https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/Informarse-58-jun-2018.pdf&#8221; target=&#8221;_self&#8221; size=&#8221;medium&#8221; background=&#8221;#000000&#8243; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;][gdlr_icon type=&#8221;fa fa-file-pdf-o&#8221;] PDF<\/gdlr_button]\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Allegory in Literature The Power of Allegory: Social Critique Encoded in Ink Images Aristotle had defined allegory as a \u201ccontinuous metaphor.\u201d Allegory is a rhetorical figure, used so that the reader or listener deciphers a concept different from the literal meaning of the words or narrated actions. 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