Meaning of coquel | Babel Free

Definitions

A narrative about events occurring simultaneously with events of another narrative on which it is based.

Examples

“We might also consider⟳ adaptation alongside the processes of publishing sequels, prequels and coquels, and fan fiction.”

“A whole constellation of terms such as prequel, coquel and sequel, that have⟳ been designed to account for the many, endless rewritings of books like⟳ Jane Eyre or Dracula, goes some way towards establishing this never-ending process⟳ of literary mutations, pre-empting the possibility of closure.”

“Yet more recent, and possibly still a neologism, is the word "coquel", which like⟳ "prequel" is adapted from "sequel" with a prefix that indicates its temporal relation to the plot of the source: coquels evoke events that are simultaneous with the source text.”

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