allegorical

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Jonas adds, “It’s allegorical in nature. What if I could just take this man and chain him up? It’s making that literal for us to watch. It’s about that female id deep inside of us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

It makes for an intriguingly allegorical work that is fascinating in concept though often static in execution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Ruhlmann collaborated with a sculptor on the bronze-plaque handles, with allegorical female figures representing Night and Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

For Zigmont, the dog is not only an allegorical concern, but also a truly practical one.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

Second, these were richly allegorical stories with plenty of incident and emotional impact but without extravagant, over-egged operatic acting to embarrass the English.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall