Studies in Narratology, Summer 2011 Narratology Lexicon T-Z
Studies in Narratology, Summer
Studies in Narratology, Summer
Studies in Narratology, Summer 2011
third person, central intelligence: When “the narrator... limits the revelation of thoughts to those of one character, presenting the other characters only eternally. As a result, the reader’s experience is conditioned by the mental state, the qualities of perception, ignorance, or bias of the filtering or reflecting mind.”
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villain (Propp): 1. A wicked ANTAGONIST; an enemy of the hero, capable or guilty of evil doings. 2. One of the seven fundamental roles that a character may assume (in a fairy tale), according to Propp. The villain (analogous to Greimas's OPPONENT and Souriau's MARS) opposes the HERO and, more specifically, causes his misfortune or that of another character. See: Propp See also ACTANT, DRAMATIS PERSONA, SPHERE OF ACTION.
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voice-over narration : “ In voice-over narration, one hears a voice (sometimes that of the main character) narrating the events that are being presented to you. A famous sci-fi example is Deckard's narration in the Hollywood version of Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. This technique is one of the ways for film to represent "first- person narration," which is generally much easier to represent in fiction.
Studies in Narratology, Summer 2011 wandering viewpoint (Iser):
Studies in Narratology, Summer 2011