Narratology

Abstract

The following is a very brief summary of Narratology. Narratology is an evolving, multifaceted method of studying the various forms of narrative or storytelling from the earliest linguistic and literary forms to the many mediums and genres of the present day. While encompassing many and different methodologies the basic thrust of Narratology is to accept the ‘text’ as it is presented to the reader and to experience the differing realities in the text and through the medium of the text. Many of the ideas and concepts presented in this paper deserve a more robust treatment and a much closer examination than given here.