parable

Japanese: parable
parable

The same can be said of the 17th century French poet La Fontaine's "Fables." Along with "fables," "parables" are also a type of allegory, and are intended to teach lessons in life in a metaphorical and allegorical way. This type of "parable," which Jesus Christ liked to preach, is found in many places in the Bible.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "parable" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…17世紀のフランス詩人ラ・フォンテーヌの《寓話集》も同様である。〈寓話〉とともに〈たとえ話parable〉もアレゴリーの一種で,同じく比喩的・寓喩的に人生の教訓を語ることを目的とするものであった。イエス・キリストが好んで説いたこの種の〈たとえ話〉は聖書に多くみられる。…

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