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Style of fiction storytelling involving narration
Diegesis (/ˌdaɪəˈdʒiːsɪs/; from Ancient Greek διήγησις (diḗgēsis) 'narration, narrative', from διηγεῖσθαι (diēgeîsthai) 'to narrate') is a style of fiction
Diegesis
Music in a drama that is part of the fictional setting
and distorted perspectives. Another notable condition of diegesis is cross-over diegesis, which is explored in the book Primeval Cinema - An Audiovisual
Diegetic_music
Communication by means of imitation
mimesis with diegesis (Greek: διήγησις). Mimesis shows, rather than tells, by means of directly represented action that is enacted. Diegesis, however, is
Mimesis
Self-consistent fictional setting
history Alternate universe Campaign setting Constructed world Continuity Diegesis Expanded universe Shared universe Fantasy world Fictional country Fictional
Fictional_universe
In film, diegesis refers to the story world, and the events that occur within it. Thus, non-diegesis are things which occur outside the story-world. A
Non-diegetic_insert
Storytelling by enacting a character
and narration—Aristotle uses the terms "mimesis" (via enactment) and "diegesis" (via narration). From the Greek actor Thespis' name derives the word "thespian"
Acting
1953 East German film
obvious propaganda or political messages. The dialogue and events of the diegesis remain apolitical throughout. "List of the 50 highest-grossing DEFA films"
Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck
Die_Geschichte_vom_kleinen_Muck
Narrative technique
their perspective and the audience mainly encounters the narrative and diegesis through that character's point of view. Peripeteia is a sudden reversal
Plot_twist
Narrative technique
their culture might not understand, rendering "tell" necessary. Concision Diegesis Objective correlative Purposeful omission Verbosity Writing style Network
Show,_don't_tell
Type of detective story
the second story is all about the reconstruction of the crime. Here, the diegesis, or the way the characters live on the inquiry level creates the phantom
Whodunit
2001 film by David Lynch
spectator's need for a rational diegesis by playing on the spectator's mistake that narration is synonymous with diegesis." In Lynch's films, the spectator
Mulholland_Drive_(film)
Fictional character from Hazbin Hotel
politics, and the intoxicating reach of mass entertainment in the show's diegesis. Medrano in several promotional interviews has emphasized Vox's increased
Vox_(Hazbin_Hotel)
Interjected scene that takes a narrative back in time
that scene is a flashback to the past, since the present of the film's diegesis is a time directly following World War III. However, as we learn at the
Flashback_(narrative)
Literary genre
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Fantasy
Musical composition for a play
These are often used as background music in documentary and trade films. Diegesis, sections on the narrative uses of music in film and theatre Plays with
Incidental_music
Representation or imitation of a person or thing
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Simulacrum
Term in literary criticism
offers a short bibliography on paratexts related to ancient literature. Diegesis Literary theory Mimesis Palimpsest Semiotics Lenka Müllerová: Czech Publisher’s
Paratext
Element of story structure
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Denouement
Long fictional narrative story
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Novel
Nonfictional motion picture
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Documentary_film
Story plot device
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
MacGuffin
Shared fictional universe based on the work of H. P. Lovecraft
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Cthulhu_Mythos
Literary genre
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Crime_fiction
Separation of performers and audience
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Fourth_wall
Written or spoken commentary
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Narration
1983 James Bond film by John Glen
editions of the collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights. In a bit of diegesis, Vijay signals his affiliation to MI6 by playing the "James Bond Theme"
Octopussy
Genre of storytelling that involves heroic humans
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Legend
Cultural item spread via the Internet
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Internet_meme
Group of things that represent emotions
than the ancient distinction (first made by Plato) between mimesis and diegesis…." (28). According to Formalist critics, this action of creating an emotion
Objective_correlative
Style of literary fiction and art
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Magical_realism
American film era (1920s–1930s)
excised from what the argot of film criticism calls the "diegesis". Put simply, the diegesis is the world of the film, the universe inhabited by the characters
Pre-Code_Hollywood
1972 French-Italian film
opaque performance, the actors draw the audience away from the film's diegesis and towards broader inferences about the film's meaning. The factory set
Tout_Va_Bien
Philosophical problem-solving principle
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Occam's_razor
John; Schmid, Wolf (eds.). Handbook of Narratology. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Walter de Gruyter. pp. 554ff. ISBN 9783110316469. story within a story diegesis
Hypodiegetic_narrative
Transfer of the meaning of something in one language into another
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Translation
Narrative device used in literature
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Stream_of_consciousness
Type of antihero often characterized by isolation and contemplation
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Byronic_hero
Genre of fiction that is set in the past
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Historical_fiction
Device to resolve the plot of a dramatic work
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Deus_ex_machina
Cause-and-effect events in a narrative
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Plot_(narrative)
Miraculous mosaic icon in Greece
2018[update]). The second manuscript dates back to 1307 and is called the Diegesis manuscript. It was written by Abbott Ignatius of Lotomos monastery, and
Icon_of_Christ_of_Latomos
Novel written as a series of letters
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Epistolary_novel
Work of literature by Aristotle
stasis which is "determining the question at issue in a trial". Chapter 16 Diēgēsis or narration is discussed and how one must work through an argument by
Rhetoric_(Aristotle)
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
List of underwater science fiction works
List_of_underwater_science_fiction_works
Game engine developed by LucasArts
2026. Weir, Gregory (November 20, 2008). "Opinion: Grim Fandango And Diegesis In Games". Game Developer. Retrieved July 28, 2026. Bevan, Mike (July 12
SCUMM
Collection of self-published work reproduced by photocopying
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Zine
Concept in psychology, literature, philosophy
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Archetype
Romance, horror and death literary genre
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Gothic_fiction
Fallacious approach to mislead an audience
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Red_herring
Work of dramatic theory by Aristotle
Rhetoric Lexis Paradeigma Poetics Anagnorisis Catharsis Classical unities Diegesis Hamartia Mimesis Mythos Opsis Peripeteia Telos Tragic hero Economics Chrematistics
Poetics_(Aristotle)
Book of the New Testament
the author, who instead aligned Luke–Acts to the 'narratives' (διήγησις diēgēsis) which others had written, and described his own work as an "orderly account"
Acts_of_the_Apostles
Speeding up and pitch-raising a song
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Nightcore
Fictional prose narrative form
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Novella
Genre of fiction about fiction
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Metafiction
Brief work of prose fiction
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Short_story
Short fictional story that anthropomorphises non-humans to illustrate a moral lesson
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Fable
Community or society that is undesirable or frightening
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Dystopia
Fictional being in a narrative
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Character_(arts)
Presenting another author's work as own original work
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Plagiarism
Short didactic story which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Parable
Treatise by Aristotle
Rhetoric Lexis Paradeigma Poetics Anagnorisis Catharsis Classical unities Diegesis Hamartia Mimesis Mythos Opsis Peripeteia Telos Tragic hero Economics Chrematistics
On_the_Soul
Reuse of sound recording in another recording
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Sampling_(music)
Type of fictional character
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Antihero
Expressive culture shared by particular groups
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Folklore
Literary genre
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Romance_novel
Group encountering art
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Audience
2023 fantasy novel by Alix E. Harrow
oppression of the land and its workers serves as a backdrop to the story's diegesis. Talking about finally making Kentucky, her home state, the locus of one
Starling_House
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Alternate_history
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
List_of_genres
Dramatic principle
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Chekhov's_gun
German word meaning a unity of prose and music
choreography. This all-encompassing art, or Gesamtkunstwerk, called on the diegesis of Musikdrama in order to further the immersive feel. Wagner himself resisted
Musikdrama
Literary device
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Allegory
Rhetoric Lexis Paradeigma Poetics Anagnorisis Catharsis Classical unities Diegesis Hamartia Mimesis Mythos Opsis Peripeteia Telos Tragic hero Economics Chrematistics
Works_of_Aristotle
Literary and art genre with a style of humor based on parody
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Satire
2010 film by Edgar Wright
unconventional use of comic book markers, Wright disrupts the realism and diegesis of the film, destabilizing boundaries of form and "pushing their transmediality
Scott_Pilgrim_vs._the_World
Literary genre
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Science_fiction
Category of creative works based on stylistic and/or thematic criteria
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Genre
Narrative technique
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
In_medias_res
Background information within a narrative
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Exposition_(narrative)
Basic emotion induced by a perceived threat
of paranormal activity and unexplainable horrors is fear incarnate. The diegesis states that true categorization of fear is impossible, that fear is all
Fear
Main character of a creative work
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Protagonist
1988 Polish film
heated debate in Poland about capital punishment. Although the film's diegesis does not directly address political events, it is unanimously interpreted
A_Short_Film_About_Killing
Stock character in literary works
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Swashbuckler
Film genre
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Parody_film
Figure of speech using indirect reference
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Allusion
Comic Book
various parts of history when writing Brath. As such, much of Brath's diegesis is akin to films like Gladiator and Braveheart. Brath Mac Garen Bradmanacus
Brath
Exercises in rhetoric
progymnasmata is either political, historical, or based on fiction. Just as diegesis indicates the narrative plot of a film, the so-called narrative of a speech
Progymnasmata
Repetition of one expression as part of another one
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Quotation
Music written to accompany a film
theory such music is called "diegetic" music, as it emanates from the "diegesis" or "story world"). An example of "source music" is the use of the Frankie
Film_score
Character of a work actively opposing the protagonist
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Antagonist
Genres of literature that explore social and political structures
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction
Later version of a song already established with an earlier performer
(1939) Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (2010) Theorization Dada De Copia Rerum Diegesis Dionysian imitatio Mimesis Nachahmung Palimpsests: Literature in the Second
Cover_version
established", and he was sentenced to a year in gaol. In his cell he wrote The Diegesis, attacking Christianity on the basis of comparative mythology and attempting
Robert_Taylor_(Radical)
Overused, unoriginal phrase or opinion
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Cliché
Ancient Norse prose stories and histories
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Saga
Protagonist's error in Greek dramatic theory
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Hamartia
Genre of literature, film, and television
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Thriller_(genre)
Mickey Spillane and The Stranger by Albert Camus. camera camera eye diegesis Diegesis, the opposite of § mimesis, is a style of fiction storytelling in
Glossary_of_narratology
Genre of prose fiction with a roguish hero
Other narrative elements Narration/point-of-view Breaking the fourth wall Diegesis First-person narration Multiple narration Stream of consciousness unconsciousness
Picaresque_novel
Book of the New Testament
successors in deeds and words. The author describes his book as a "narrative" (diegesis) rather than as a gospel, and implicitly criticises his predecessors for
Gospel_of_Luke
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A narrative or history; a recital or relation.
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