Propp's Morphology versus computational narratology and AI

The article analyzes the relationship between Vladimir Propp's morphology and the computer science approach to storytelling. The author points out that by defining constant functions and sequences in magic tales, Propp created foundations resembling generative grammar. From an AI perspective, this morphology serves as a powerful narrative heuristic that allows for the reduction of infinite combinatorial space into a set of recognizable and coherent structures. Although formal correctness according to Propp's scheme does not guarantee artistic quality, it enables machines to move from chaos to an ordered plot structure. The text emphasizes that computational intelligence in content generation relies not so much on unlimited imagination as on the effective reduction of the solution space through cultural and structural constraints.