Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(Song of Songs), entitled in the Authorized Version THE SONG OF Solomon. C. 1012. It may be called a drama, as it contains the dramatic evolution of a simple love-story. — The schools of interpretation may be divided into three: the mystical or typical, the allegorical, and the literal .
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
CAN'TICLES . See Song of Solomon.