Empirical Correlates of Narrative Closure

Empirical Correlates of Narrative Closure

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the narratological concept of <em>narrative closure</em>. While narrative closure is a well-studied phenomenon in contemporary narratology, it still lacks a serious empirical foundation. In order to fill that lacuna, we performed a con...

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Main Authors: Tobias Klauk, Tilmann Köppe, Thomas Weskott
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bergische Universität Wuppertal 2016-06-01
Series:Diegesis: Interdisziplinäres E-Journal für Erzählforschung
Online Access:https://www.diegesis.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/diegesis/article/view/215
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spelling doaj-411a2f0110d548aaada64c378d47be042020-11-24T22:45:23ZdeuBergische Universität WuppertalDiegesis: Interdisziplinäres E-Journal für Erzählforschung2195-21162016-06-0151227Empirical Correlates of Narrative ClosureTobias KlaukTilmann KöppeThomas WeskottThis paper presents an experimental investigation of the narratological concept of <em>narrative closure</em>. While narrative closure is a well-studied phenomenon in contemporary narratology, it still lacks a serious empirical foundation. In order to fill that lacuna, we performed a controlled rating experiment aimed at validating some of the properties of narrative closure proposed in the narratological literature. Our results suggest that narrative closure is closely related to two connected properties: to the completeness of the text and to questions left open by the text.https://www.diegesis.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/diegesis/article/view/215
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description This paper presents an experimental investigation of the narratological concept of <em>narrative closure</em>. While narrative closure is a well-studied phenomenon in contemporary narratology, it still lacks a serious empirical foundation. In order to fill that lacuna, we performed a controlled rating experiment aimed at validating some of the properties of narrative closure proposed in the narratological literature. Our results suggest that narrative closure is closely related to two connected properties: to the completeness of the text and to questions left open by the text.
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