L’esthétique perceptive et l’interprétation des finales littéraires à travers le cliffhanger (le cas du roman Le Mystère de la chambre jaune de Gaston Leroux)
Perceptual Aesthetics and Interpretation of Literary Endings Through the Prism of the Cliffhanger (Case Study of the Novel “The Secret of the Yellow Room” by Gaston Leroux)

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to consider the phenomenon of the cliffhanger as one of the narrative techniques for ending a work of art. A cliffhanger involves creating intrigue or intense anticipation of the outcome both in the final part and in individual episodes of the work. In literary texts, the cliffhanger is presented as a meta-narrative phenomenon, as the writer offers a multi-vector development of the plot line involving complex situations and conflicts, the causes and solutions of which are often hidden or unclear. Such plot modeling leads to in uncertainty, a sense of mystery and an emotional climax. It is the reader who must build a hypothetical relationship between the events and characters described, determining their place and role in the development of the topic, based on textual data, their own reading experience, associations and perceptual abilities. Thus, a cliffhanger is an integral part of building and resolving artistic conflicts. In the novel The Secret of the Yellow Room, it is represented by the actual linguistic and stylistic parameters and extralinguistic characteristics that stimulate the perceptual activity of the reader.

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