English Literature

Allegory- a work of literature where the primary story has a deeper secondary meaning, often didactical. “Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan is a very good example. An allegory could be a part of the story or the entire story itself.  “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift is supposed to be an allegory of contemporary politics in England.

Autobiography- a biography or story of one’s own life, written by oneself. For example Gandhi’s “My Experiments With Truth”.

Autobiographical novel- A novel which is fictionalization of the author’s own experiences. Most authors write autobiographical novels.  Arundhati Roy’s “God Of Small Things” is said to be one such novel.