The role of characters in plot dynamics
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7726.2017.2.29185Keywords:
Plot, Narrative tension, Character, Narratology, Rhetorics, StylisticsAbstract
This article provides a summary of a book that lays the foundation for a stylistical and rhetorical approach of narratology whose aim is to describe with the greatest possible precision the mechanism of immersive and intriguing literary narratives. Noting the existence of a strong polysemy around the notion of plot, I propose to start with a functionalist definition capable to emphasize the close relationship between narrative dynamics and emplotment, which builds, maintain, and resolve tension in the aesthetic experience. I also mention how the characterization of characters and the mutability of their roles can determine in an essential way the profile of narrative tension.
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