Editing Storytelling (section)

== Emancipation of the story ==
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In oral traditions, stories are kept alive by being told again and again. The material of any given story naturally undergoes several changes and [[wikt:adjustment|adaptation]]s during this process. When and where [[oral tradition]] was  superseded by [[print media]], the [[literature|literary]] [[idea]] of the [[author]] as originator of a story's [[authority|authoritative]] version changed people's [[perception]] of stories themselves. In centuries following, stories tended to be seen as the work of individuals rather than a collective effort. Only recently when a significant number of influential authors began questioning their own roles, the value of stories as such&nbsp;– independent of authorship&nbsp;– was again recognized. Literary critics such as [[Roland Barthes]] even proclaimed the [[Death of the Author]].