Abstract:Conclusion 208 Appendixes 227 Works Cited 233 Index 239 Preface A lthough it is a primary connector in the long, linear "syntag matic" dimension of stories, causation in fiction has attracted only passing attention from theorists. Despite the illuminating pages on the subject by Genette, Todorov, Prince, and others which enrich this study, no attempt has yet been made to construct a unified theory of the causal concept in narrative. Among the many reasons for the dearth of etiological theories, two, I think, d… Show more
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