Borrowing from Mikhail Bakhtin and musical composition, Kundera advocates for polyphony. This is the simultaneous blending of different voices, genres, and registers—such as narrative, philosophical essay, historical analysis, and dream sequences—into a unified whole.
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ THE ART OF THE NOVEL: STRUCTURE │ └──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┘ │ ┌─────────────────────┼─────────────────────┐ ▼ ▼ ▼ [Existential Inquiry] [Musical Polyphony] [Semantic Dictionary] Part 1: The Depreciated Legacy of Cervantes and registers—such as narrative