NARRATEMES IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT NOVELS
NARRATEMES IN AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT NOVELS

Summary/Abstract: Narratemes in Agatha Christie’s Poirot Novels. In this paper, Agatha Christie’s selected Poirot novels are examined for recurring narratemes, limited, for the purposes of this research, to actions and results of actions as important constituents of the plot. As point of departure, Propp’s narratemes, structural elements of Russian folktales are referred to. Then, ten recurrent narratemes are identified in twenty-two Poirot novels and their functionality is established. The need of further research on this topic is articulated. It is likely that more narratemes be recognised and localised and thus they broaden our knowledge about the componential aspects of Christie’s work.

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