#analepsis

• Anachrony — A structural discordance between the chronological order of events in a story and their textual arrangement order within the narrative discourse. Conceptualized in modern narratology by Gérard Genette, this aesthetic device includes fundamental techniques such as analepsis (flashback) and prolepsis (anticipation), being used to break the linearity of time and generate complex psychological or dramatic effects.
• Analepsis — An aesthetic device and syntactic figure of speech in modern narratology consisting of interrupting the chronological thread of a story to insert events, memories, or details that took place prior to the present moment of the action; commonly known in cinematography as a flashback. Structurally conceptualized by Gérard Genette as a dominant form of narrative anachrony, this mechanism breaks temporal linearity to illuminate characters' pasts and provide essential psychological keys of interpretation.
• Analepsis — An old or rarely used clinical term designating the process of convalescence, progressive physical restoration, structural recovery of strength, and regaining of health by a patient after a long, exhausting illness or a major surgical intervention. In an historical therapeutic sense, it defines the phase of organic revitalization achieved through rest, controlled nutrition, and fortifying treatments.