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frame story
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frame story
n.
A narrative structure containing or connecting a series of otherwise unrelated tales.
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That is, the analysis of storytelling invites the reader or viewer to examine the framing narrative in which the embedded stories appear.
The Hollywood novel at the end of the twentieth century by Ames, Christopher / Literature-Film Quarterly
John's framing narrative begins as he travels to buy timber from the Murchison plantation.
Charles Chesnutt's "The Dumb Witness" and the culture of segregation by Robinson, Lori; Wolfe, Eric / African American Review
What makes the difference is the skill with which Barolini has grasped the opportunity to incorporate articles of differing dates and with varied preoccupations into a framing narrative, defined both by the grouping of the articles themselves and by her characteristically frank and spirited introduction.
Dante and the Origins of Italian Literary Culture by Botterill, Steven / Renaissance Quarterly
 
 
 
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