Myths and Folktales

Visual Metaphors for Semantic Cultural Heritage

“…Mainly inspired by the research in iconology and narratology [32], [33], the term "archetype" is employed in Labyrinth to refer to a conceptual core, set at the intersection of narrative motifs, iconological themes and classical mythology (the system itself is named after a well-known archetype). Common examples are the archetypes of the "journey", the "hero", etc.…”

Building Narrative Connections among Media Objects in Cultural Heritage Repositories

“…Inspired by the research in iconology and narratology represented, respectively, by the work of Warburg [9] and Thompson [7], we use the term 'archetype' to refer to a conceptual core, set at the intersection of narrative motifs, iconological themes and classical mythology. For example, the archetype of the "labyrinth" can be employed to track the connection between a Greek vase representing Theseus and the playbill of a theatrical play inspired by the story of Ariadne, since both involve a character who plays some part in the classical myth.…”

Automatic Annotation of Characters’ Emotions in Stories

“…These attempts were mainly aimed at classifying stories into categories (see, e.g., Thompson's "motif index" of folk literature [27]) and distilling the basic structures that emerge from corpora (see, e.g., Propp's detailed account of the structure of Russian fairy tales [22]). However, such models were only partially encoded with the use of formal languages, a limitation they share with some notable today's resources for narrative content, such as, e.g., TvTropes 3 .…”