more on allegory

[Jonathan Lighter]

There was a brief discussion a couple of years ago about the current
popular use of "allegory" to mean "a metaphor, symbol, or parable."

Here's an earlier ex.:

1986 Julie Salomon in _Wall Street Journal_ (Dec. 18) 24 [ProQuest]:
["Platoon"] isn't artful allegory like "Apocalypse Now" or "The Deer
Hunter." Mr. Stone wants to let us know what it's like down on the ground.

JL

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