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

"An important American contribution to the study of narrative theory."―ChoiceThis book is the first comprehensive approach in English to a general theory of narrative, both in verbal and in visual media.The primary question to which Professor Chatman addresses himself is what narrative is...

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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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Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • INDEXES: Author and Title, Subject