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An '''excursus''' (from Latin ''excurrere'', "to run out of") is a short episode or anecdote in a work of [[literature (nonfiction)]]. | An '''excursus''' (from Latin ''excurrere'', "to run out of") is a short episode or anecdote in a work of [[literature (nonfiction)]]. | ||
Often excursuses have nothing to do with the matter being discussed by the work, and are used to lighten the atmosphere in a tragic story, a similar function to that of satyr plays in Greek theatre. | Often excursuses have nothing to do with the matter being discussed by the work, and are used to lighten the atmosphere in a tragic story, a similar function to that of satyr plays in Greek theatre. | ||
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Furthermore, an excursus is often applied to a piece of academic writing to provide digressive information, which does not contribute directly to the line of argument, but can still be linked with the overall topic of the text. | Furthermore, an excursus is often applied to a piece of academic writing to provide digressive information, which does not contribute directly to the line of argument, but can still be linked with the overall topic of the text. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Excursus ( | * [[Excursus (supervillain)]] | ||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excursus Excursus] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excursus Excursus] @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Literature (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Literature (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:26, 5 February 2017
An excursus (from Latin excurrere, "to run out of") is a short episode or anecdote in a work of literature (nonfiction).
Often excursuses have nothing to do with the matter being discussed by the work, and are used to lighten the atmosphere in a tragic story, a similar function to that of satyr plays in Greek theatre.
Sometimes they are used to provide backstory to the matter being discussed at hand, as in Pseudo-Apollodorus' Bibliotheke.
Furthermore, an excursus is often applied to a piece of academic writing to provide digressive information, which does not contribute directly to the line of argument, but can still be linked with the overall topic of the text.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Excursus @ Wikipedia