This article makes the case for the zemiological value of Fredric Jameson’s (2019) model of fourfold allegory. Zemiological value is the value in reducing harm and it is realized by means of etiology, i.e., explaining the causes of harm. I make the case using a single, detailed example, but the argument is generalizable by virtue of the relationship between fourfold allegory and contemporary social life. I begin by delineating Jameson’s model of allegory as a thick narrative with four distinct levels of meaning: literal, symbolic, existential and anthropic. I explain each of these levels with reference to Carnival Row (2019)—an urban fantasy television series that explores racism, alienation and decivilization. I conclude by demonstrating how the allegory reveals a particular combination of causes that contribute to the replacement of a cosmopolitan ideal with a revanchist reality, articulated by Gareth Millington (2011) in his theory of the racialized global metropolis.

本文论证了弗雷德里克·詹姆森（Fredric Jameson）（2019）的四重寓言模型的语义学价值。符号学价值是减少伤害的价值，它是通过病因学（即解释伤害原因）来实现的。我只用一个详细的例子说明情况，但由于四重寓言和当代社会生活之间的关系，该论点可以推广。首先，我将詹姆逊的寓言模式描述为一种厚实的叙事，具有四个不同的意义层次：文字，象征，存在和人类。我将参考狂欢节行对每个级别进行解释（2019年）—一部探讨种族主义，疏离和文明的城市幻想电视连续剧。最后，我将通过论证寓言来揭示原因的特定组合，这些原因有助于以革命主义者的现实代替国际理想，这是Gareth Millington（2011）在他关于种族化的全球大都市的理论中阐述的。