narrator
C1548
concept
A narrator is an entity, either a character or an external voice, that tells the story and conveys events, thoughts, and perspectives to the audience.
All labels observed (29)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| narrator canonical | 105 |
| storyteller | 37 |
| unreliable narrator | 13 |
| literary narrator | 11 |
| hadith narrator | 10 |
| epistolary narrator | 4 |
| film narrator | 4 |
| frame narrator | 4 |
| Narrator | 3 |
| reciter | 3 |
| narrative role | 2 |
| novel narrator | 2 |
| child narrator | 1 |
| dramatic narrator | 1 |
| fictional narrator | 1 |
| first-person narrator | 1 |
| hadithNarrator | 1 |
| introspective narrator | 1 |
| live show narrator | 1 |
| narrator characters | 1 |
| narrator-like character | 1 |
| philosophical narrator | 1 |
| poetic narrator | 1 |
| silent film narrator | 1 |
| speaker in a poem | 1 |
| storyteller in The Canterbury Tales | 1 |
| television narrator | 1 |
| unnamed narrator | 1 |
| ナレーター | 1 |
Instances (208)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Clamence | — |
| Truthful James | poetic narrator |
|
the Narrator
surface form:
the Narrator (L'Histoire du soldat)
|
— |
| Noel Strachan | narrator-like character |
| Jack Duluoz | — |
| Leo Percepied | — |
| Louise Bennett-Coverley | storyteller |
| Sanjaya | — |
| Mr. Bedford | — |
| Offred | — |
| Criswell | film narrator |
| J. Alfred Prufrock | — |
|
the Rood
surface form:
The Rood
|
— |
| the Dreamer | — |
| Professor Burris | unreliable narrator |
| Batavus Droogstoppel | — |
| Abu Hurayrah | hadith narrator |
| Rashid Khalifa | storyteller |
| Alfieri | Narrator |
| Iagoo | storyteller |
| The Student | storyteller |
| The Poet | — |
| The Theologian | storyteller |
| The Musician | storyteller |
|
Aisha
surface form:
Aisha bint Abi Bakr
|
hadith narrator |
| Mogor dell’Amore | storyteller |
| Dr. Watson | Narrator |
| Amitabh Bachchan | — |
| Ghost Host | — |
| Winston Hibler | film narrator |
| the Old Woman | storyteller |
| Narrator (unnamed friend of Dupin) | literary narrator |
|
gusan (Armenian bard)
surface form:
gusan
|
storyteller |
| Sebastian J. Cricket | — |
| Claudia MacTeer | child narrator |
| Stanley Holloway | reciter |
| Parson Wilbur | — |
| Montresor | unreliable narrator |
| Arthur Gordon Pym | fictional narrator |
| Hosea Biglow | — |
| Professor Pierre Aronnax | — |
| Serenus Zeitblom | — |
| Arlo Guthrie | storyteller |
|
young Daniel acts as advocate and judge
surface form:
Young Daniel acts as advocate and judge
|
narrative role |
| Bimala | Narrator |
| Miles Coverdale | literary narrator |
| Heron Ryan | — |
| Hugh Ross | — |
| Felix Krull | unreliable narrator |
| S.D. Kluger | — |