Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Artistic technique
Literary device |
| gptkbp:defines |
A story within a story, or a play within a play.
A formal technique in which an image contains a smaller copy of itself, in a sequence appearing to recur infinitely. |
| gptkbp:etymology |
French for 'placed into abyss'
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| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
gptkb:André_Gide
1893 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Mise en Abîme
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| gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Velázquez's_Las_Meninas
Hamlet's play within a play |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
French language
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| gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:Droste_effect
Metafiction Recursion |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:film
gptkb:literature gptkb:theatre Visual arts |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Steve_Lehman
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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