Definition
The systematic study of narrative structure and storytelling techniques across different media. It analyzes how stories are constructed, how they create meaning, and how they function as communication systems.
Etymology
From Latin 'narrare' (to tell) and Greek 'logos' (study). Emerged in the 1960s through French structuralists like Roland Barthes and Gérard Genette, who applied linguistic methods to analyze storytelling as a formal system with discoverable rules and patterns.
Kelly Says
Narratology revealed that humans are storytelling animals - we can't help but organize experience into narrative patterns! It shows why the same story structure appears in everything from ancient myths to modern blockbusters, proving that narrative is a fundamental way humans make sense of reality.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ታሪካዊ ምርጫ
ta-ri-ka-wi mir-cha
ARالعربية
علم النَّص
ʻilm an-naṣ
BNবাংলা
কাহিনীবিদ্যা
ka-hi-ni-bi-dya
CACatalà
narratologia
nar-ra-to-lo-hee-ah
CSČeština
narratologie
nar-ra-to-lo-hee
DADansk
narratologi
nar-ra-to-lo-hee
DEDeutsch
Narratologie
nar-ra-to-lo-gee
ELΕλληνικά
ναρρατολογία
nar-ra-to-lo-hee-ah
ESEspañol
narratología
nar-ra-to-lo-h-ee-ah
FAفارسی
نقد داستان
naqd-e-dastan
FISuomi
narratologia
nar-ra-to-lo-h-ee-ah
FRFrançais
narratologie
nar-ra-to-lo-h-ee
GUGU
કહાનીશાસ્ત્ર
ka-ha-ni-sha-as-tr
HEעברית
הספרות
ha-seferut
HIहिन्दी
कहानी विज्ञान
kahani vigyan
HUMagyar
narratologia
nar-ra-to-lo-hee
IDBahasa Indonesia
naratologi
nar-a-to-lo-h-ee
IGIG
ọrụ ụkpụrụ
o-ru u-kpụ-ru
ITItaliano
narratologia
nar-ra-to-lo-h-ee-ah
JA日本語
叙述学
jō-su-setsugaku
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្ររឿង
vit-dya-sa-ast-re-u-reung
MRMR
कथाशास्त्र
ka-tha-sha-as-tr
MSBahasa Melayu
narratologi
nar-ra-to-lo-hee
MYမြန်မာ
အကथာပညာ
a-ka-tha-pa-nya
NLNederlands
narratologie
nar-ra-to-lo-hee
NONorsk
narratologi
nar-ra-to-lo-hee
PAPA
ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸ਼ਾસ્ਤਰ
ka-ha-ni sha-as-tar
PLPolski
narratologia
nar-ra-to-lo-h-ee-ah
PTPortuguês
narratologia
nar-ra-to-lo-h-ee-ah
RORomână
narratologie
nar-ra-to-lo-hee
RUРусский
наратология
na-ra-to-lo-h-ee-ah
SVSvenska
narratologi
nar-ra-to-lo-hee
SWKiswahili
narratolojia
nar-ra-to-lo-jee-ah
TAதமிழ்
கதை அறிவியல்
ka-tai a-ri-vi-yal
TEతెలుగు
కథన శాస్త్రం
ka-than sha-as-tram
THไทย
ปรัชญาเรื่องเล่า
pra-cha-ya reuang laao
TLTL
narratolohiya
nar-ra-to-lo-hi-yah
TRTürkçe
anlatım bilim
an-lat-im bi-lim
UKУкраїнська
наратологія
na-ra-to-lo-h-ee-ah
URاردو
کہانیات
kahani-yat
VITiếng Việt
lý thuyết kể chuyện
ly thuyệt ké chuyên