Narrative closure and the functionalist approach to narrative. Dialogue with Eyal Segal

Authors

  • Franco Passalacqua Università degli Studi di Milano
  • Federico Pianzola Università degli Studi di Firenze

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2037-2426/1189

Keywords:

functionalism, narrative closure, rhetoric, Sternberg

Abstract

Eyal Segal argues for a functionalist approach to narrative studies. Commenting on his work on «narrative closure», he provides examples that show that the comprehension of texts’ endings is enriched by rhetorical analysis and inevitably misguided by mimetic approaches.

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Published

2011-07-01

How to Cite

Passalacqua, F., & Pianzola, F. (2011). Narrative closure and the functionalist approach to narrative. Dialogue with Eyal Segal. ENTHYMEMA, (4), 72–75. https://doi.org/10.13130/2037-2426/1189

Issue

No. 4 (2011)

Section

Hot issues in narratology

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