Coming to Terms: The Rhetoric of Narrative in Fiction and Film

by Seymour Chatman

Genres: Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, Film

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Ida · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting analysis on narration, description and argumentation in fiction, and film. Definitely got me thinking about auteurship in regards to films in a new light.

Essential reading: Booth's Rhetoric of Fiction, kind of, so glad I read that first.

[Nathaniel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall, I found the argument repetitive, and thought the author spent too much time defining terms instead of constructing his theory.