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September 10, 2025

Reader, the violence they did’: Employing Metalepsis Towards a Collective Narrative in the Historical Novel

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KSKatie Brandt SartainUniversity of Illinois Chicago

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This analysis reveals how metalepsis disrupts narratology and highlights violence in historical novels, suggesting new ways to interpret collective history.

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Metalepsis alters traditional narrative structures, enabling a more nuanced portrayal of violence in literature.
In 'Benito Cereno' and 'Confessions of the Fox', this device is used to examine cultural and racial violence.
The authors create a dialectic space, fostering a collaborative understanding of historical events.
The rhetorical device of metalepsis serves as a critical method in reconstructing historical narratives.

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Katie Brandt Sartain (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d5f754b1d3bfb60f8df6 https://doi.org/10.63886/hpit3701

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This analysis reveals how metalepsis disrupts narratology and highlights violence in historical novels, suggesting new ways to interpret collective history.

Reader, the violence they did’: Employing Metalepsis Towards a Collective Narrative in the Historical Novel

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