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A '''frame story''' is a narrative device in which the framing story permits a series of | A '''frame story''' is a narrative device in which the framing story permits other stories, from one to a series or various configurations of them, to be told. | ||
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* ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' | * ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Decameron]]'' | * ''[[The Decameron]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Heptameron]]'' | |||
Modern examples include: | Modern examples include: | ||
* ''[[Ash: A Secret History]]'' (2000), by [[Mary Gentle]] | |||
* ''My Name Is Red'' by Orhan Pamuk | * ''My Name Is Red'' by Orhan Pamuk | ||
* ''[[The Orphan's Tales]]'' by [[Catherynne Valente]] (which nests tales within tales) | * ''[[The Orphan's Tales]]'' by [[Catherynne Valente]] (which nests tales within tales) | ||
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* [[Flashback]]s. | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:30, 20 January 2008
A frame story is a narrative device in which the framing story permits other stories, from one to a series or various configurations of them, to be told.
Classic examples include:
Modern examples include:
- Ash: A Secret History (2000), by Mary Gentle
- My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
- The Orphan's Tales by Catherynne Valente (which nests tales within tales)
See also: