Seeing fictions in film : the epistemology of movies /

What happens when we view a movie? Do we actually see the fiction, and if so how? Literary fiction is recounted by a voice of some sort, the narrator. Wilson explores the strategies of cinematic narration, and argues that this prompts viewers to imagine seeing and hearing events in the fictional wor...

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Main Author: Wilson, George M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Summary:What happens when we view a movie? Do we actually see the fiction, and if so how? Literary fiction is recounted by a voice of some sort, the narrator. Wilson explores the strategies of cinematic narration, and argues that this prompts viewers to imagine seeing and hearing events in the fictional world.
Physical Description:viii, 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-218) and index.
ISBN:9780199594894
0199594899