Story and Discourse : : Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film / / Seymour Chatman.

"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 n...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]
©1980
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; Illus., photos.
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
PREFACE --
1 INTRODUCTION --
2 STORY: EVENTS --
3 STORY: EXISTENTS --
4 DISCOURSE: NONNARRA TED STORIES --
5 DISCOURSE: COVERT VERSUS OVERT NARRATORS --
CONCLUSION --
DIAGRAM OF NARRATIVE STRUCTURE --
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Summary:"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
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781501741616
9783110536171
DOI:10.1515/9781501741616
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Seymour Chatman.