narrative structure |
Working Definition:
The chronological sequence of events in which figures interact in various events abstracted from the specifics of their content.
Disciplinary Definitions:
See Vladimir Propp's conception of "morphology" in his The Morphology of the Folktale
The network of relations obtaining between the various constituents of a whole as well as between each constituent and the whole. Should narrative be defined as consisting of story and discourse, for example, its structure would be the network of relations obtaining between story and discourse, story and narrative, and discourse and narrative. Prince, Dictionary of Narratology
Comments:
Narrative structures are often shared in various storytellings that differ in their content and thereby constitute a different story. See narrative functions.
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