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  2. Logocentrism - Wikipedia

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    Literary critic Roland Barthes (1915–1980), with his essay The Death of the Author (1968), converted from structuralism to post-structuralism. For the post-structuralist the writer must be present in a kind of absence, or 'dead', according to Barthes; just as the reader is absent in a kind of presence at the 'moment' of the literary utterance.

  3. Modes of persuasion - Wikipedia

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    Logos (plural: logoi) is logical appeal or the simulation of it, [6]: 38 and the term logic is derived from it. It is normally used to describe facts and figures that support the speaker's claims or thesis. There are also more traditional forms of logical reasoning, such as syllogisms and enthymemes.

  4. Logos - Wikipedia

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    Greek spelling of logos. Logos (UK: / ˈ l oʊ ɡ ɒ s, ˈ l ɒ ɡ ɒ s /, US: / ˈ l oʊ ɡ oʊ s /; Ancient Greek: λόγος, romanized: lógos, lit. 'word, discourse, or reason') is a term used in Western philosophy, psychology and rhetoric, as well as religion (notably Christianity); among its connotations is that of a rational form of discourse that relies on inductive and deductive ...

  5. File:Big Literary Find.pdf - Wikipedia

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  6. Ergodic literature - Wikipedia

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    Cybertext is a subcategory of ergodic literature that Aarseth defines as "texts that involve calculation in their production of scriptons". [1]: 75 The process of reading printed matter, in contrast, involves "trivial" extranoematic effort, that is, merely moving one's eyes along lines of text and turning pages.

  7. Dialogue - Wikipedia

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    Logos is the one principle at work, that gives order to the manifold in the world." [42] For Dietz, dialogue means "a kind of thinking, acting and speaking, which the logos "passes through"" [43] Therefore, talking to each other is merely one part of "dialogue". Acting dialogically means directing someone's attention to another one and to ...

  8. Three-act structure - Wikipedia

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    The first act is usually used for exposition, to establish the main characters, their relationships, and the world they live in.Later in the first act, a dynamic, on-screen incident occurs, known as the inciting incident, or catalyst, that confronts the main character (the protagonist), and whose attempts to deal with this incident lead to a second and more dramatic situation, known as the ...

  9. List of metafictional works - Wikipedia

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    This is a partial list of works that use metafictional ideas. Metafiction is intentional allusion or reference to a work's fictional nature. It is commonly used for humorous or parodic effect, and has appeared in a wide range of mediums, including writing, film, theatre, and video gaming.