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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Oregon State University - College of Liberal Arts - What is an Allegory? | Definition and Examples. | May 15, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ScholarWorks at GVSU - A Community of Voices: Using Allegory as an Interpretive Device in Action Research on Organizational Change (PDF). | Nov 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - WhatĀs the story, allegory? (PDF). | Sep 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Oregon State University - College of Liberal Arts - What is an Allegory? | Definition and Examples. | Mar 15, 2023 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | May 29, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Literary Devices - Allegory. | Apr 10, 2017 | ||
| Article revised. | May 01, 2015 | ||
| Media added. | May 01, 2015 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 01, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 16, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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