Apologue

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:51:19

Ap"o*logue (#), n. [L. apologous, Gr. ; from + speech, to speak: cf. F. apologue.]

A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.

⇒ An apologue differs from a parable in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. Aesop's fables are good examples of apologues.

 

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