I need help understanding what this question means so that I can answer it?

Question

I have to explain 'how the underlying history/story' of a certain novel is 'concretised as narrative text'.

I have read Gerard Genette and still have no clue.

Thanks.

Thanks for your answers so far.
The book I have to analyse is not one of Gerard Genette's. Gerard Genette actually coined the terms 'histoire' to refer to the story and 'narrative text' to refer to the form of the text (I think as opposed to 'narration' - the narrative act).
The problem is that I think I understand all the jargon seperately (after reading Gerard Genette) but the question..?

How is the story solidified in the novel????
Huh?

Answer 1

Concretised is English, and is the past-tense verb for solidifying concrete. Put simply, when a surface becomes "concretised," it is as solid as concrete.

How this pertains to the question: When using the concrete in literary terms, we mean two things: detailed references, not vague concepts, and "solidify."

So what is the underlying history or story behind Gerard Genette? Then ask how is this underlying story revealed through the text?

The answer to this question is actually part of the essential discourse theory that Gerard Genette was discussing. The first web site is just the WiKi entry. The second will provide you with more understanding of how this theory works.

I hope I've been helpful. Good luck.

Answer 2

Easy task, Just what have u learnt from it, is to explained.
The message behind it.

Answer 3

"concretised" ? I don't think that is a word in English language.