Every great literature has always been allegorical

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Every great literature has always been allegorical - allegorical of some view of the whole universe. The 'Iliad' is only great because all life is a battle, the 'Odyssey' because all life is a journey, the Book of Job because all life is a riddle. ✨ A Defense of Nonsense. The Defendant by G. K. Chesterton, 1901.
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