Concept information
Preferred term
1335Frame story
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Frame narrative
- Frame tale
Scope note
- Narrative technique in which a secondary narration is embedded into the main narration, interupting the time flow of the main narration. It consists of a story within a story. Homer's Odyssey makes use of this device; Odysseus' adventures at sea are all narrated by Odysseus to the court of king Alcinous in Scheria.
Source
- Abrams 2005
Contributor
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
Creator
- Kalafata Patritsia (AA)
Notation
- 1335
In other languages
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Greek
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Εγκιβωτισμένη αφήγηση
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/1335
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