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Allegories
Alternative terms
UF
Allegorical fiction
UF
Cautionary tales and verse
UF
Moral and philosophical stories
UF
Morality tales
Related terms
RT
Fables
RT
Parables
Scope note
Use for works of fiction which contain a secondary meaning embodied in the narrative, often moral or spiritual in nature. A novel belonging to this genre is John Bunyan's Pilgrim's progress.