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- noun literary theory Self-reflection or
introspection in a literary or other artistic work.
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From French mise en abyme.
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isoglossian commented on the word mise en abyme
a recurring pattern that contains itself within itself(and can also contain even smaller replica ad infinitum), like a picture within a picture, a TV within a TV(as in some sitcom or music video), etc. More information can be found hither and thither
April 10, 2009