interquelとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Patterned after prequel, as pre- meaning "before" and inter- meaning "between."

名詞

interquel (複数形 interquels)

1. (narratology) An installment in a series of works set chronologically between two of its predecessors.
2. (narratology) Any middle sequel with an earlier and a later installment. This usage may not be proper.

関連する語

• prequel
• sequel

参考

• midquel

引用

• 1994 March 27, Francis Muir, “It was the best of Trollope and the worst of Trollope”, rec.arts.books, Usenet

  There's room for something that is nether a prequel nor a sequel. What shall we call it? Interquel? Quelude?

• 1996 May 12, Allen J. Myerson, “Following Capt. McMurtry, Take by Take”, The New York Times

  Having written and filmed a "Lonesome Dove" sequel and prequel, come about 1997 Mr. McMurtry plans to finish an interquel, "Comanche Moon," about his heroes' prime adulthood.

• 2001 March 20, Michael S. Schiffer, “Better off dead”, rec.arts.sf.written, Usenet

  Not strictly a sequel, of course. (More of an interquel.)

• 2002 January 15, Myuuni Hausen II, “Are there any subtitled versions of Inferno Road?”, uk.media.animation.anime, Usenet

  Basically this part was a filler story which was set somewhere within the continuity of the first part - an "interquel" if you must.

• 2002 October 4, Kirsten Gilson, “TLK 1.5 to be released theatrically”, alt.fan.lion-king, Usenet

  According to Animagic...the interquel is being planned to be released theatrically.

• 2004 November 7, Henry Kisor, “‘The Godfather Returns’ turns out to be a worthy ‘interquel’”, Chicago Sun-Times

  The sparkling novel is neither sequel nor prequel but what might be called an "interquel," for it fills some of the chronological gaps

• 2006 June 25, quoted by Simon Carless (June 27), “Writing Up Trilby's Notes”, Game Set Watch, at www.gamesetwatch.com [1]

  The game is a direct sequel to 5 Days a Stranger and an interquel between 5DaS and 7 Days a Skeptic

• 2007 July 23, John Sutherland, “Here Comes Stubble as the Wizard Grows Up”, The Evening Standard (London)

  Another Potter book would take him over that edge into the un-narratable. Unless, of course, as with Charlie Higson's young James Bond, the author is persuaded to do a prequel, or an interquel.

関連する語

• midquel
• prequel
• sequel
• threequel