I am curious about a concept in fiction. Be patient for a moment. It is the concept of something being "metatextual."
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Replying to @GailSimone
It seems that awareness of the readership has taken a much more prominent role in the actual text of stories in the past couple decades.
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Enough so that even very casual consumers of fiction are aware of concepts like authorial voice and Easter eggs, among others.
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It seems to be built into reader's expectations, at this point.
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I think access to knowledge that used to be relegated to 'insiders' only, has made access feel almost obligatory.
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My question is, when did this take place? Historically, the concept of a meta text has been around forever. But our taste for it has grown.
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And I'm interested in examples of metatextual references in works of classic fiction. Good examples, anyone?
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One little known or at least remarked upon fact is the text of TAMING OF THE SHREW we have is the only Shakespeare play w a framing device
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Some argue this is bc even at the time the content was shocking and Shakespeare needed to distance the audience from if
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