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Story and Discourse: Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film
Seymour Benjamin Chatman
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Description for Story and Discourse: Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350. Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film. 288 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight: 352.
"For the specialist in the study of narrative structure, this is a solid and very perceptive exploration of the issues salient to the telling of a story—whatever the medium. Chatman, whose approach here is at once dualist and structuralist, divides his subject into the 'what' of the narrative (Story) and the 'way' (Discourse)... Chatman's command of his material is impressive."—Library Journal
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801491863
SKU
V9780801491863
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About Seymour Benjamin Chatman
Seymour Chatman is Professor of Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley.
Reviews for Story and Discourse: Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film
An important American contribution to the study of narrative theory.
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What I appreciate most in Chatman's study are the problem-solving activities and ambitions: again and again, he proves capable of defining areas to investigate (the borders between narrative and other temporal genres, for example, the typography of plots, the distinctive features of foregrounding and backgrounding) and of ... Read more
Choice
What I appreciate most in Chatman's study are the problem-solving activities and ambitions: again and again, he proves capable of defining areas to investigate (the borders between narrative and other temporal genres, for example, the typography of plots, the distinctive features of foregrounding and backgrounding) and of ... Read more