Introduction
Definition. What is a screenplay? An intentional-historical formalist definition
Defending the definition: intentionality, history, and artifact concepts
Art status
The historical narrative approach to identifying art: exegesis and defense
From playwriting to screenwriting: the historical narrative
Ontology. Objections and ontology: (I) is the screenplay an autonomous work of art?
Instructions and artworks: musical scores, theatrical scripts, architectural plans, and screenplays
Objections and ontology: (II) is the screenplay literature?
Towards an ontology of the screenplay
Appreciation. The appreciation of the screenplay as literature.