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Roman à clef. Raw-mah na kle Yun Ru Phua AP Lit. Imagine…. Definition: Roman à clef. “Very sexy French literary phrase” Meaning “novel with a key” A narrative that represents actual people and/or real events in the form of fiction “Fictional guise” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Raw-mah na kle
Yun Ru PhuaAP Lit
“Very sexy French literary phrase” Meaning “novel with a key”
A narrative that represents actual people and/or real events in the form of fiction
“Fictional guise” If readers are stupid, the “key” will be
published
"The story you are about to hear/see is true. Only the names have been changed, to protect the innocent.“ - Dragnet
Medieval poetry Canterbury Tales by Geoffery Chaucer
Fictional setting Made-up names
Vs.
Characteristic manners or traits Obvious similarities in plot Epigraph
Satirize Criticize
Powerful people Discuss controversies Reveal scandals without libel Autobiography Avoid incriminations
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee On The Road by Jack Kerouac
Another example of Roman à clef is…..
The Picture of Dorian Gray!
“However, in this case the "key" is not that it's based on specific people, but that it's about homosexuality.” – TV Tropes
Which of the following is NOT a roman à clef ?
What event does each refer to?