narratorthe
Narratorthe is a neologism used in narratology to describe a narratorial stance in which the narrator foregrounds naming and fixing referents through the definite article the. The term signals a method by which objects, places, and events are presented as unique and bounded rather than indefinite.
Origin and usage: The word combines narrator with the definite article the. It appears in some scholarly
Mechanisms and effects: A narratorthe approach often relies on repeated use of the definite article to fix
Relation to other concepts and reception: Narratorthe intersects with concepts such as focalization, diegesis, and authorial