dream allegory — dream allegory, = dream vision. (Cf. ↑dream vision) … Useful english dictionary
dream vision — (dream allegory) The dream vision was a favorite genre of medieval narrative poetry, in which a narrator falls asleep and dreams what becomes the main body of the story. Often the dream was in the form of an ALLEGORY, or was otherwise… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
dream vision — noun 1. : a poetic framework especially popular in medieval literature in which the poet pictures himself as falling asleep and envisioning in his dream a series of allegorical people and events 2. : a poem utilizing the dream vision * * * a… … Useful english dictionary
dream vision — a conventional device used in narrative verse, employed esp. by medieval poets, that presents a story as told by one who falls asleep and dreams the events of the poem: Dante s Divine Comedy exemplifies the dream vision in its most developed form … Universalium
allegory — Allegory is typically defined as a descriptive or narrative literary text wherein the actions, the objects, and the characters signify ideas or concepts that lie outside the text itself. It might be seen as a kind of extended metaphor in which … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Dream world (plot device) — Dream world (also called dream realm or illusory realm) is a commonly used plot device in fictional works, most notably in science fiction and fantasy fiction. The use of a dream world creates a situation whereby a character (or group of… … Wikipedia
Allegory in the Middle Ages — Noah and the baptismal flood of the Old Testament (top panel) is typologically linked (prefigured) by the baptism of Jesus in the New Testament (bottom panel). Allegory in the Middle Ages was a vital element in the synthesis of Biblical and… … Wikipedia
Allegory of the cave — The Allegory of the Cave is an allegory used by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work The Republic . The allegory of the cave is told as a fictional dialog between Plato s teacher Socrates, and his own brother, Glaucon, at the beginning of Book … Wikipedia
Dream — For other uses, see Dream (disambiguation). The Knight s Dream , 1655, by Antonio de Pereda Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep … Wikipedia
Dream of the Red Chamber — The Story of the Stone redirects here. For the 1988 novel, see The Story of the Stone (Barry Hughart). For other uses, see Dream of the Red Chamber (disambiguation). Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 … Wikipedia
