prescience
Octavia E. Bulter
June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006
pre•science \ ˈpre-sh(ē-)ən(t)s, ˈprē-, -s(ē-)ən(t)s \ n [ME, fr. LL praescientia, fr. L praescient-, praesciens, prp. of praescire to know beforehand, fr. prae- + scire to know — more at SCIENCE] (14c) : foreknowledge of events : a : devine omniscience b : human anticipation of the course of events : FORESIGHT — pre•scient \ -sh(ē-)ənt, -s(ē-)ənt \ adj — pre•scient•ly adv
[Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition]
2022-02-15
par•a•ble
\ˈpa-rə-bəl\ n [ME, fr. AF, fr. LL parabola, fr. Gk parabolē comparison, fr. paraballein to compare, fr. para- + ballein to throw — more at DEVIL] (14c) : example; specif : a usu. short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)
‘Parable of the Sower’ – Octavia E. Butler (1993)
cover design and art by Richard Bravery, © 2019 Hachette Book Group, Inc.
al•le•go•ry
\ˈa-lə-ˌgor-ē\ n, pl -ries [ME allegorie, fr. L allegoria, fr. Gk allēgoria, fr. allēgorein to speak figuratively, fr. allos other + -ērorein to speak publicly, fr. agora assembly — more at ELSE, AGORA] (14c) 1 : the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence; also : an instance (as in a story or painting) of such expression 2 : a symbolic representation : EMBLEM 2
(Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition)
‘The Grapes of Wrath’ – John Steinbeck (1939)
cover design by Paul Buckley and cover art by Andrew Davidson, © 2002 Penguin Books
