Narratologische

Narratology is the study of narrative and how stories are told, structured, and interpreted. The adjective narratological describes approaches, analyses, or artifacts that apply narratology's methods to texts or media. In German-language scholarship, narratologische is commonly used as the adjectival form. The term is widely used in literary studies, film studies, and media theory.

Core concepts include the distinction between story (fabula) and discourse (syuzhet); focalization, narrative voice, and narrator; time processes such as order, duration, and frequency; and the organization of events across diegetic levels. Narratological analysis investigates how these elements influence meaning, perception, and reader/viewer engagement.

Historical roots lie in structuralist and semiotic theory, with Gerard Genette's Narrative Discourse (1972) shaping modern narratology. Other influential figures include Vladimir Propp, Tzvetan Todorov, and Mikhail Bakhtin. In the English-speaking world, cognitive and reader-response strands have broadened the field to include reception and interpretation processes.

In practice, narratological approaches are applied to novels, short stories, films, stage plays, and digital media such as interactive narratives and games. They support comparative studies, translation analysis, and media literacy. The term remains a core descriptor for methods that analyze how narrative form shapes meaning.