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paralipsis: a standalone construct

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Narratology

a narrator gives less information than the chosen focalization would allow, holding back something the focal character knows.

In narratology, paralipsis refers to a narrator gives less information than the chosen focalization would allow, holding back something the focal character knows. This meaning comes from Genette (1979) in Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method.[1]

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References

Genette, G. (1979). Narrative Discourse: An Essay in Method. Blackwell. ISBN 9780631109815

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