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Wallace and Empathy: A Narrative Approach
Toon Staes
(missing author)
Toon Staes
(missing author)
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pier-glass
(en)
a large mirror, used originally to fill wall space between windows
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the narrator compares storytelling to holding up the world to a scratched pier-glass
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the narrator compares storytelling to holding up the world to a scratched pier-glass
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analepsis
(grk)
flashback
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wraith
(en)
a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death; or, a wisp or faint trace of something
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whinge
(en)
complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way
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narratology
(en)
the branch of knowledge or literary criticism that deals with the structure and function of narrative and its themes, conventions, and symbols
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vacillate
(en)
alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; differs from oscillate in that the rhythm is irregular
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figurant
(en)
an originally French word that means extra (as in a theatrical production); related words "unfiguranted" and "figurantless" mean "without anonymous extras" (where everyone is a protagonist of sorts)
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unfiguranted
quoted from IJ. I think DFW coined this word
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unfiguranted
quoted from IJ. I think DFW coined this word
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7 years, 1 month ago