Media Studies A-Level
Todorov's narratology
What Todorov's narratology means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Todorov's narratology
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An approach that treats a narrative as a movement from a settled state, through disturbance, towards a restored or new order.
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Related terms
- Conformity and departure from structure
- Disruption and repair
- Equilibrium
- Narrative structure
- Todorov's equilibrium model
- New equilibrium
- Textual evidence for narrative stages
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