forestory
nounEtymology
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An introductory segment before a story
An introductory segment before a story; a preface or prelude.
- Whereas the resolution of conflict in the forestory is quite traditional—the hero abducts the bride—the narrative proper is realized in a somewhat unconventional manner, unconventional, that is, for romance.
- Parcevals saga not only contains a postlude that rounds off the fragmentary French romance, but also a brief forestory that explains why Parceval and his mother live in a wilderness far removed from civilisation.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA