Dr. Kim H. Veltman
Appendix 6-Categories In Lanser's (1981) Theory of Perspectivity
| DIEGETIC AUTHORITY | |||
| Authorization | authorial equivalence | ||
| representation (hetero- vs. auto-diegesis | |||
| privelege (livited vs. omniscient) | |||
| reference (report vs. invention) | |||
| Social identity | gender | ||
| race | |||
| class | |||
| etc. | |||
| STATUS | |||
| MIMETIC AUTHORITY | honest | ||
| reliability | |||
| competence | |||
| MODE | direct vs. indirect | ||
| CONTACT | ATTITUDE | self-consciousness | |
| self-confidence | |||
| deference vs. contempt | |||
| formality vs. intimacy | |||
| IDENTITY OF NARRATEE | degree zero passive narratee vs. individualized active narratee | ||
| PHRASEOLOGICAL | diegesis vs. mimesis | ||
| SPATIAL-TEMPORAL | open survey vs. fixed concurrence | ||
| scene vs. summary | |||
| anterior vs. posterior temporality | |||
| Information | quantity of information | ||
| subjective vs. objective |
| Focalization | internal vs. external vision | ||
| PSYCHOLOGICAL | deep vs. surface vision | ||
| STANCE | (distance/affinity) | fixed vs. free focalization | |
| Attitude | approval vs. disapproval | ||
| Expression | explicit vs. embedded | ||
| literal vs. figural | |||
| internal vs. external | |||
| Relation to | coincidence vs. opposition | ||
| culture text | crucial vs. trivial | ||
| Authority | isolated vs. reinforced | ||
| dominant vs. subordinate |
Last Update: August 4, 1998