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Story within a story
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A story within a story, also referred to as an embedded narrative, is a narrative device in which a character within a story becomes the narrator of a second story. Multiple layers of stories within s
In the Bible, Jacob has a dream about a ladder to heaven. Having a character dream is a common device for embedding one narrative or scene within another. (Painting by William Blake, 1805)
In the Bible, Jacob has a dream about a ladder to heaven. Having a character dream is a common device for embedding one narrative or scene within anot
Cervantes finds the manuscript with the further adventures of Don Quixote. Illustration by Ricardo Balaca for the 1880 edition.
Cervantes finds the manuscript with the further adventures of Don Quixote. Illustration by Ricardo Balaca for the 1880 edition.
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
Story within a story
…or presented using the device of a story within a story (a less-detailed "outer" story that contains the main detailed story), this is also called a frame narrative. Stories within stories can be used simply to enhance entertainment for the reader or viewer, or can act as examples to teach lessons to other characters…
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