coquel
coquel noun: a narrative about events occurring simultaneously with events of another narrative on which it is based.
Noun
coquel (plural coquels)
- A narrative about events occurring simultaneously with events of another narrative on which it is based.
- We might also consider adaptation alongside the processes of publishing sequels, prequels and coquels, and fan fiction.2008, Rachel Malik, “Horizons of the Publishable: Publishing in/as Literary Studies”, in ELH, volume 75, number 3, →JSTOR, page 727
- A whole constellation of terms such as prequel, coquel and sequel, that have been designed to account for the many, endless rewritings of books like Jane Eyre or Dracula, goes some way towards establishing this never-ending process of literary mutations, pre-empting the possibility of closure.2009, Georges Letissier, “Introduction”, in Georges Letissier, editor, Rewriting/Reprising: Plural Intertextualities, Cambridge Scholars, page 4
- Synonyms:
- midquel
Synonyms of coquel
Forms of coquel
| plural | coquels |
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Origin of coquel
Patterned after sequel using co- (“alongside”).
Questions about coquel
- What does coquel mean?
- Coquel means a narrative about events occurring simultaneously with events of another narrative on which it is based.
- What part of speech is coquel?
- Coquel is a noun.
- What is the plural of coquel?
- The plural of coquel is coquels.
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