Digression

An excursus is an independent and self-contained digression or digression inserted into the text of academic papers or appended as an appendix . In a broader sense, it means a short written elaboration or a subject-related supplement to a lecture .

In the meaning of “digression” the term comes from the Latin ex… = “out of, out” and cursus = “run” (to currere “ to run”).

In an excursus, it is important that it fits into the overall context of the work despite the unity. Only then does an excursus make sense and bring added value, especially in a scientific elaboration. This means that there must be a reference to the topic of the entire text and this must also be explicitly emphasized. In novels, "the narrator interrupts his narrative business and switches to the discursive-reflexive; from a narratological perspective, the excursus temporarily suspends the regular order of narration."

See also

• field trip

literature

• Stefan Matuschek: Digression. In: Historical dictionary of rhetoric . Edited by Gert Ueding. Vol. 3: Eup-Hör. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1994, Sp. 126-136.

Web links

Wiktionary: Digression  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cf. W. Sesnik: Introduction to Scientific Work. Internet, word processing, presentation. 7th edition. Munich 2007, p. 156.
2. ↑ Linden, Sandra 1973-: Excursions in the courtly novel . Wiesbaden 2017, ISBN 978-3-95490-233-0 , pp. 1 .