auctorial

Thân thiện

The author's auctorial voice is clear in the novel's preface.

Definition

Adjective: - Of, by, or characteristic of an author; relating to the role, style, or perspective of the writer of a text.

Usage

The adjective "auctorial" is used to describe elements that originate from or are typical of an author. It often pertains to comments, interventions, or stylistic choices made by the writer within a narrative, distinguishing the author's voice from the characters' voices or the events of the story. It is a formal, literary term.

Examples

• The novel's auctorial asides provide direct commentary on the social issues of the era.
• One can detect an auctorial presence in the omniscient narrator's tone.
• The essay was criticized for its heavy-handed auctorial judgment of the characters' actions.

Advanced Usage

• Auctorial intrusion / intervention: A narrative technique where the author directly addresses the reader or comments on the story, breaking the illusion of the narrative.
  • The author's frequent auctorial intrusions remind the reader that they are engaging with a constructed fiction.

Variants and Related Words

• Authorial (adj.): This is a more common synonym with identical meaning. "Auctorial" is a less frequent variant.
  • The authorial voice in her early work is quite distinct.

Synonyms

• Authorial (adj.): Of or relating to an author.
• Writerly (adj.): Characteristic of a writer; concerned with the craft of writing.

Antonyms

• Narrative (adj., in this context): Pertaining to the story or plot itself, as opposed to the author's external commentary.
• Diegetic (adj.): Existing within or pertaining to the world of the story, not originating from an external narrator/author.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or by or typical of an author
   • authorial comments
   • auctorial flights of imagination

Từ đồng nghĩa

• authorial