The Allegory (ἀλληγορία) was a literary, philosophical and aesthetic resource widely used by Western cultural tradition. It enriched the mental and artistic universe to the point of becoming a poetic topos (τόπος). Artistic. The objective of this paper is to discuss the importance of allegory for Literature and Art. From the Ancient World to the Baroque.

Comparative analysis of three virtues of the Virgin Mary – Goodness, Truth and Justice – narrated in the Cantiga 140 of Cantigas de Santa Maria (c.1270-1282) by Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284), called the Wise, and the Book of Santa Maria (c.1290) written by Catalan philosopher Ramon Llull (1232-1316).

This article analysis the Ethic proposed by Ramon Llull.