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Structural Analysis of the Aesop's Fables

Objectives

This wiki analyzes Aesop's Fables with a structural model of narrative called "GOTSEC". GOTSEC stands for Goal, Obstacle, Tasks, Side-Effects and Characters. The models aims to capture the deep structure of a narrative, its core meaning.

The GOTSEC model aims at formalizing dramatic situations, as defined by E. Souriau. It considers that a dramatic situation is described as a graph containing a limited set of nodes and relations of different types. Via these nodes and relations, dramatic situations are described syntactically, to provide a higher generative power.

Content

The 20 first Aesop's Fables (V.S. Vernon Jones English translation) have been analyzed.

Each fable is analyzed as a graph of interconnected nodes. The list of node types and relation types in the theoretical model are documented here.

Dramatic cycles are subparts of a graph that represent paradoxes, according to Bill Nichols approach. These cycles correspond to "conflicts". A dramatic cycle is coded as a pair of two paths, the positive path and the negative path.

Réferences

Szilas, N., Richle, U., & Dumas, J. E. (2012). Structural Writing, a Design Principle for Interactive Drama. In D. Oyarzun, F. Peinado, R. M. Young, A. Elizalde, & G. Méndez (Eds.), 5th International Conference on International Digital Storytelling (ICIDS 2012). LNCS 7648 (Vol. 7648, pp. 72–83). Heidelberg: Springer.

Szilas, N., & Richle, U. (2013). Towards a Computational Model of Dramatic Tension. In M. A. Finlayson, B. Fisseni, B. Löwe, & J. C. Meister (Eds.), 2013 Workshop on Computational Models of Narrative (Vol. 32, pp. 257–276). Dagstuhl, Germany: Schloss Dagstuhl--Leibniz-Zentrum fuer Informatik.

Fables

1. The Fox & the Grapes
2. The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
3. The Cat & the Mice
4. The Mischievous Dog
5. The Charcoal-Burner & the Fuller
6. The Mice in Council
7. The Bat & the Weasels
8. The Dog & the Sow
9. The Fox & the Crow
10. The Horse & the Groom
11. The Wolf & the Lamb
12. The Peacock & the Crane
13. The Cat & the Birds
14. The Spendthrift & the Swallow
15. The Old Woman & the Doctor
16. The Moon & Her Mother
17. Mercury & the Woodman
18. The Ass, the Fox & the Lion
19. The Lion & the Mouse
20. The Crow & the Pitcher