Towards a theory of space in narration, by: Bachelard, Frank, Zoran, and others

The study of space in narratives has not received much attention compared to time, and it has been addressed only incidentally, especially in classical narratology, because the possibilities offered by analyzing space are less than those offered by analyzing time. This is what caused many critical studies to focus largely—within the story and discourse—on characters and time, particularly what E. M. Forster presented regarding characters (the pillars of the novel), and what Janet provided regarding time. Many narratologists were interested in the way the story is presented within the discursive structure, or the strategies employed by the novelist or storyteller to present their story. Although this contributed significantly to analyzing the narrative or discourse structure, it only concerned the linguistic structure through reliance on what linguistic sciences have provided. There are a set of terms that refer to this component, including, for example: space, place, domain, scope, boundary, location, open and closed, and other related branches. Although each term refers to a specific meaning, in our personal view, the word space may encompass all these terms, and may indicate more than that, in terms of its connection to the emotional and stored memories; space may be linked to memories of events experienced by the person, which remained attached to them, so that whenever these memories are recalled, the spatial framework is present.