2023
The Essential Implausible : Implied Settings and Requisite Characters in Narrative Construction
SMITH, Jeffrey AlanZákladní údaje
Originální název
The Essential Implausible : Implied Settings and Requisite Characters in Narrative Construction
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Vydání
Hradec Králové Anglophone Conference 2023, 23-24 March 2023, 2023
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Prezentace na konferencích
Obor
60204 General literature studies
Stát vydavatele
Česká republika
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Organizační jednotka
Filozofická fakulta
Klíčová slova anglicky
literary theory; narrative; narrative theory
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Mezinárodní význam
Změněno: 7. 2. 2024 20:55, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.
Anotace
V originále
This paper will suggest that there is a certain kind of fictional device, often unremarked but visible in many stories on close examination, that has not yet been theoretically identified or named. This device is related to what is popularly known as the “plot hole,” an illogical or implausible moment or twist in a story. Plot holes are common, are often just mistakes or carelessness on the storytellers’ part, and a minor industry has developed among fans that aims to identify them, compile them into YouTube videos and treat them as unintended comedy. In the cases to be described here, however, the plot “hole” is actually essential, an enabling element without which the story could not exist at all. Presenting a few highly varied examples, the paper will propose new theoretical terms for elements of this type – the “implied setting” and the “requisite character” – and will briefly attempt to distinguish these devices both from “mere” plot holes, and from the kinds of familiar implausibilities (for instance, in fantasy stories) that routinely call for the “willing suspension of disbelief.”
Návaznosti
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