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masterplot: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Narratology

a recurrent skeletal story in a culture, such as rags to riches, that shapes how people tell and understand stories.

In narratology, masterplot refers to a recurrent skeletal story in a culture, such as rags to riches, that shapes how people tell and understand stories. This meaning comes from Abbott (2002) in The Cambridge introduction to narrative.[1]

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culture4 fields · 9 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs narrative5 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs tell1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Abbott, H. P. (2002). The Cambridge introduction to narrative. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780511816932

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