the living handbook of narratology

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Revisions for Time

Revision	Operations
19. April 2014 by Wilhelm Schernus	current revision
20. November 2013 by Jan Horstmann
20. November 2013 by Jan Horstmann
20. November 2013 by Jan Horstmann
20. November 2013 by Jan Horstmann
20. November 2013 by Jan Horstmann

Definition
Explication
Dimensions of the Concept and History of its Study
Time in the Context of Narrative Representation: Story, Discourse, and Narrating
‘Story Time’: Temporal Order in the Narrated World
‘Discourse Time’ and its Relation to ‘Story Time’: ‘Order,’ ‘Duration,’ ‘Frequency’
‘Narrating Time’: The Narrative Voice’s Distance
The Study of Time in Narrative Theory: A Historical Perspective
Formalist and Morphological Approaches
Classical Structuralist Approaches
Postclassical Approaches
Ricœur’s Narratological Hermeneutics
Cognitivist Approaches
Possible Worlds Theory
Computer-based Research Approaches
Topics for Further Investigation
Bibliography
Works Cited
Further Reading
Medial Perspectives
Historical Perspectives

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