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Frame story
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A frame story is the literary technique and narrative structure in which an opening narrative introduces either a more emphasized second narrative or a set of shorter tales. The frame story leads read
One of the earliest frame stories is in the Odyssey, which begins with Odysseus telling stories to King Alcinous on the island of Scheria. Painting of
One of the earliest frame stories is in the Odyssey, which begins with Odysseus telling stories to King Alcinous on the island of Scheria. Painting of Odysseus at the Court of Alcinous by Francesco Hayez, 1814–1815
One Thousand and One Nights frames many stories with a single narrator, Shahrazad; embedded within it are further framed sets of tales, such as those
One Thousand and One Nights frames many stories with a single narrator, Shahrazad; embedded within it are further framed sets of tales, such as those of Sindbad the Sailor. Illustration Sindbad the sailor and Ali Baba and the forty thieves by William Strang, 1896
The Return of Rip Van Winkle, painting by John Quidor, 1849
The Return of Rip Van Winkle, painting by John Quidor, 1849
The Decameron
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The Decameron, subtitled Prince Galehaut, is a collection of short stories by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. It is sometimes nicknamed l'Umana commedia, as it was Boccaccio that d
Frame story
…narrative(s) that may otherwise be hard to understand. This should not be confused with narrative structure. Notable examples are the 1001 Nights and The Decameron. Some of the earliest frame stories are from ancient Egypt, including one in the Papyrus Westcar, the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor, and The Eloquent…
Illustration from a ca. 1492 edition of Il Decameron published in Venice
Illustration from a ca. 1492 edition of Il Decameron published in Venice
Miniature by Taddeo Crivelli in a manuscript of c. 1467 from Ferrara (Bodleian Library, Oxford)
Miniature by Taddeo Crivelli in a manuscript of c. 1467 from Ferrara (Bodleian Library, Oxford)
The garden of the Villa Schifanoia in Fiesole, Firenze
The garden of the Villa Schifanoia in Fiesole, Firenze
A Tale from the Decameron (1916) by John William Waterhouse
A Tale from the Decameron (1916) by John William Waterhouse