Aristotle

The Dramatic unities

Every story has a beginning, a middle and an end

The "well-made" story demands a sense of closure (following human nature)

Tzvetan (Tristan) Todorov

Initial Situation (Equilibrium)
Disruption (Non-Equilibrium)
Restoration (Equilibrium restored/ New equilibrium created)

Claude Levi Strauss

Binary Opposites (Macro)
•Protagonist /Antagonist
•Action / Inaction
Binary Opposites (Micro)
•Good looking / Ugly
•Witty / Humourless
Oppositions from James Bond
Bond / M
Bond / Villain
Villain / Woman
Woman / Bond
Free World / Soviet Union
Great Britain / Non-Anglo Saxon Countries
Duty / Sacrifice
Cupidity / Ideals
Love / Death
Chance / Planning
Luxury / Discomfort

Genette – Narrative Discourse (from Notes on Literary Theory – Jefferson and Robey)

interaction of different component levels

linguistic model in general, metaphorical sense

rhetorical terms- mood

ellipsis

to get rid of psychological or realist element

flashback becomes analepsis

point of view focalization
telling diegesis
showing mimesis

Proust a large part of Narrative Discourse

deviates from model, breaks, challenges, subverts

frequency of occurrence and narration

singulative balance
iterative imbalance