the living handbook of narratology

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Revisions for Poetic or Ornamental Prose

Revision	Operations
3. October 2013 by Wilhelm Schernus	current revision
3. October 2013 by Wilhelm Schernus
2. July 2013 by Jan Horstmann

Definition
Explication
History of the Phenomenon and of its Study
Manifestations in Various Literatures
Ornamentalism and Mythical Thought
Ornamentalizing Prose or Ornamental Narrative
History of the Concept and its Study
Topics for Further Investigation
Bibliography
Works Cited
Further Reading

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