Allegory
A figurative work in which a surface narrative carries a secondary, symbolic or metaphorical meaning. In The Faerie Queene, for example, Red Cross Knight is a heroic knight in the literal narrative, but also a figure representing Everyman in the Christian journey. Many works contain allegories or are allegorical in part, but not many are entirely allegorical. Some examples of allegorical works include
A figurative work in which a surface narrative carries a secondary, symbolic or metaphorical meaning. In The Faerie Queene, for example, Red Cross Knight is a heroic knight in the literal narrative, but also a figure representing Everyman in the Christian journey. Many works contain allegories or are allegorical in part, but not many are entirely allegorical. Some examples of allegorical works include
- Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene
- John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
- Dante, The Divine Comedy
- William Golding, Lord of the Flies (allegorical novel)
- Herman Melville, Moby Dick (allegorical novel)
- George Orwell, Animal Farm (allegorical novel)
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