Embedded narrative
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== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
| − | ''The Turn of the Screw'', | + | *Bronte, Emily. ''Wuthering Heights''. |
| − | + | *Conrad, Joseph. ''Heart of Darkness''. | |
| − | ''Romeo and Juliet'' | + | *James, Henry. ''The Turn of the Screw''. |
| + | *Kipling, Rudyard. "The Man Who Would be King." | ||
| + | *Shakespeare, William. ''Romeo and Juliet''. | ||
== Critical Debates == | == Critical Debates == | ||
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| − | + | Bal, Mieke. ''Introduction to the Theory of Narrative''. | |
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| + | Cohan, Steven and Linda M. Shires. ''Telling Stories''. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:30, 14 September 2008
An embedded narrative is a "story within a story," contained within a framing narrative.
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Definition
Contained within a framing narrative, an embedded narrative hinges contextually on the framing narrative, while typically becoming the bulk of the story itself. In other words, the embedded narrative usually comprises the majority of the text, while the framing narrative occupies just the first and last few pages.
Examples
- Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights.
- Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness.
- James, Henry. The Turn of the Screw.
- Kipling, Rudyard. "The Man Who Would be King."
- Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet.
Critical Debates
- {is the term contested, challenged, defined differently, etc.?}
Related Terms
narrative, framing narrative, antinarrative
References
Bal, Mieke. Introduction to the Theory of Narrative.
Cohan, Steven and Linda M. Shires. Telling Stories.
