Narratology

Bal, M. (2009). Narratology: Introduction to the Theory of Narrative. University of Toronto Press.

Type

Book

Intellectual base

Textbook

Year

2009

Link

https://openlibrary.org/works/OL21318820Wmatched

Cited from

history_historiography, literature_literary_theory

Cited by

3 citations across 3 artifacts.

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Primes

• Narrative
  • The narratological tradition formalizes this as the distinction between fabula (the raw material of events in their assumed chronological order) and syuzhet or récit (the arranged, narrated discourse), making explicit that ordering and connection are imposed, not inherent.

    This sourceCanonical narratological treatment of the three-layer distinction (fabula, story, text), making explicit that ordering and connection are imposed; analyzes emplotment logic across literary and non-literary narratives.

• Narrative Construction (in History)
  • Formalist narrative theory (Bal, 2009) provides analytical tools for decomposing narrative structure into focalization, voice, time, and space, enabling more granular analysis of how historians construct knowledge through narrative technique

    This sourceCanonical narratological treatment of the three-layer distinction (fabula, story, text), making explicit that ordering and connection are imposed; analyzes emplotment logic across literary and non-literary narratives.

Domain-specific

• Focalisation
  • The entry records a descriptive analytical identity; practical use requires the governing domain's evidence, standards, and safety obligations.

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