Mise-en-abyme Definition

noun

(literary theory) Self-reflection or introspection in a literary or other artistic work; the representation of the whole work embedded in a work.

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Other Word Forms of Mise-en-abyme

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Singular:
mise-en-abyme
Plural:
mise-en-abymes

Origin of Mise-en-abyme

  • From French mise en abyme.

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