The Secret Power of Epilogues: How One Final Chapter Could Transform Your Book Forever
The epilogue of Neuromancer is titled Coda: Departure and Arrival.
Now that we’ve seen some epilogue examples, let’s talk about the origins of epilogues and whether you should use one in your book.
Origins of Epilogues
Epilogues have their origin in ancient Greece, not in drama, but in classical speeches. In fact, it was one of the four components of a speech, according to Aristotle:
“Aristotle states that . . . the very nature of rhetoric requires at least four components: an exordium, or introduction (prooimion), an advanced thesis (prothesis), proofs (pisteis), and a conclusion (epilogos).” Richard Leo Enos, “Traditional Arrangement.” Encyclopedia of Rhetoric via Thought.co.
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