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Narratology

Meaning in literature, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In literature, narratology means: The study of how narratives are structured and how storytelling techniques shape meaning, perspective, time, and reader response.

In Turkish: anlatıbilim

How it is used

Used in literary theory and criticism, especially when discussing narrative levels, focalization, sequence, or voice across texts.

Example sentences

  1. For her doctoral proposal, Ayşe used narratology to compare how three migrant novels handled memory gaps and shifting narrators.

    Here narratology means a formal analytical approach focused on storytelling methods rather than only theme or historical background.

  2. The article is difficult because it moves from classical narratology to digital fiction without defining its technical terms.

    In this example, narratology names an academic field with specialized concepts for examining narrative form.

Common collocations

  • classical narratology
  • structural narratology
  • study narratology
  • narratology article
  • literary criticismThe study, interpretation and evaluation of literary works, including discussion of their meaning, form, context and value.
  • literary theoryThe study of the ideas and methods used to read and interpret literature, such as structuralism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, feminism and postcolonial theory.

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