The Structure of the Fabula (II): Boris Tomashevski, 'Thematics'; Mieke Bal, 'Narratology'

 'Narrative Theory' is an online introduction to classical structuralist narratological analysis. The second section addresses the structure of the action or fabula provided by the Russian Formalists, notably by Boris Tomashevski, contemplated from the standpoint provided by Mieke Bal's structuralist theory of narrative. The paper addresses the Formalist definitions of fabula and siuzhet, the formalist notions of motifs and narrative macrostructures, the two logics of narrative, kinds of motifs, horizontal sections of the fabula, the vertical integration of narrative levels, with an an approach to exposition and motivation, and concluding with the Formalist views on time, space, and character.

The Structure of the Fabula (II): 

Boris Tomashevski, 'Thematics'; Mieke Bal, 'Narratology' 

(Narrative Theory, 2)

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2693261

 

Jose Angel Garcia Landa

Universidad de Zaragoza

1990

Number of Pages in PDF File: 22
Keywords: Literary theory, Narratology, Narrative analysis, Narrative structure, Russian formalism, Discourse analysis, Plot

eJournal Classifications  (Date posted: November 21, 2015 )

CSN Subject Matter eJournals      Cognition & the Arts eJournal - CMBO          CSN: Mental Operations (Cognition & the Arts) (Topic) - CMBO              CSN: Narrative & Story (Sub-Topic) - CMBO

LIT Subject Matter eJournals      Literary Theory & Criticism eJournal - CMBO

_____. "The Structure of the Fabula, II: Boris Tomashevski, 'Thematics'; Mieke Bal, Narratology." In García Landa, Narrative Theory. 1990. Online edition (2005):

         http://www.unizar.es/departamentos/filologia_inglesa/garciala/publicaciones/narrativetheory/2.Fabula.Tomashevsky.htm

2005

_____. "The Structure of the Fabula, II: Boris Tomashevski, 'Thematics'; Mieke Bal, Narratology (Narrative Theory, 2)." Social Science Research Network 21 Nov. 2015.*

         DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2693261

         http://ssrn.com/abstract=2693261

         2015

         Cognition & the Arts eJournal 21 Nov. 2015.*

         http://www.ssrn.com/link/Cognition-Arts.html

         2015

         Literary Theory & Criticism eJournal 21 Nov. 2015.*

         http://www.ssrn.com/link/English-Lit-Theory-Criticism.html

         2015

_____."The Structure of the Fabula, 2: Boris Tomashevski, 'Thematics'; Mieke Bal, 'Narratology' (Narrative Theory, 2)." In García Landa, Vanity Fea 24 Nov. 2015.*

         http://vanityfea.blogspot.com.es/2015/11/the-structure-of-fabula-ii-boris.html

         2015

_____. "The Structure of the Fabula, 2: Boris Tomashevski, 'Thematics'; Mieke Bal, 'Narratology' (Narrative Theory, 2)." Academia 18 June 2017.*     

         http://www.academia.edu/33533924/Narrative.Theory.2.pdf

         2017

_____. "The Structure of the Fabula, 2: Boris Tomashevski, 'Thematics'; Mieke Bal, 'Narratology' (Narrative Theory, 2)." ResearchGate 19 June 2017.*

         https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314513422

         2017

_____. "The Structure of the Fabula, 2: Boris Tomashevski, 'Thematics'; Mieke Bal, 'Narratology' (Narrative Theory, 2)." Humanities Commons 12 May 2018.*

         http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6529S

         https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:19219/

         2018

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