(Hardback)

Screenplay and Narrative Theory investigates the cognitive processes of narrative composition and the fundamental underlying mechanics and dynamics of narrative by introducing characteristics of complex narrative systems. Complex narrative systems are constituted of a network ...

(Paperback)

This book examines the cognitive processes of narrative composition by introducing characteristics of complex narrative systems, which are made of a network of components arranged hierarchically over three structural levels, interacting nonlinearly with each other while regulated by the plot-algorithm, a heuristic mechanism in problem-solving.