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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. A good example of a
fully allegorical work is: Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene |