Allegory Quote by J. R. R. Tolkien

“I dislike Allegory – the conscious and intentional allegory – yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

A fairytale is not an allegory. There may be allegory in it, but it is not an allegory.

— George MacDonald

“I don't like the word 'allegorical', I don't like the word 'symbolic' - the word I really like is 'mythic', and people always think…

— William Golding

“However, I have also argued for allegory’s positive effects. It is a process that typically takes control away from the author of a narrative…

— Helen Morales

I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations...

— Anonymous

An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers.

— Naguib Mahfouz

I don't like allegory.

— China Mieville

For me, myth is the 'common' language of us all.

— Janet Morris

I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence.…

— Anonymous

I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence.

— J. R. R. Tolkien

I don't feel I have to struggle against allegory. I let the readers do the interpreting.

— Lydia Davis

“The two things that came out clearly were the sense of reality in the background and the mythical value: the essence of myth being…

— C.S. Lewis