Erzähltypen
Erzähltypen refers to the different types of narrators or focalizers within a literary work. Understanding Erzähltypen is crucial for analyzing how a story is presented and perceived by the reader. The primary distinction is between an external narrator and an internal narrator.
An external narrator exists outside the story world and typically recounts events from a third-person perspective.
An internal narrator, also known as a first-person narrator, is a character within the story who tells
Further classifications can include the degree of distance between the narrator and the narrated events, and