Storytelling

This article is about portraying real or fictitious events. For other uses, see Storytelling (disambiguation).
The Boyhood of Raleigh by Sir John Everett Millais, oil on canvas, 1870.
A seafarer tells the young Walter Raleigh and his brother the story of what happened out at sea.

Storytelling is the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics or embellishment. Every culture has its own narratives, which are shared as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation or instilling moral values.[1] Crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot, characters and narrative point of view. The term "storytelling" can refer specifically to oral storytelling but also broadly to techniques used in other media to unfold or disclose the narrative of a story.

  1. ^ "Narratives and Story-Telling | Beyond Intractability". www.beyondintractability.org. 2016-07-06. Archived from the original on 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2017-07-08.