Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
Mise en abyme
Mise en abyme is the formal technique in art by which an image contains a smaller copy of itself, the sequence appearing to recur infinitely. The term is originally French. The term originated in heraldry, referring to a coat of arms in which one quadrant contains a smaller copy of the entire coat of arms.
In literary criticism, mise en abyme refers to a particular type of frame story, in which the main narrative can be used to sum up or encapsulate some aspect of the framing story.
09-23-2007 01:00:40
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details