Seymour Chatman
Seymour Benjamin Chatman (born August 30, 1928 ; died November 4, 2015 ) was an American film and literary critic .
Life
Chatman was rhetoric professor of University in Berkeley and is considered one of the most important narratological structuralists . He did research mainly on Michelangelo Antonioni and narrative forms in literature and cinema .
Fonts (selection)
- The Later Style of Henry James. 1972.
- Story and Discourse. Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film. 1978.
- Michelangelo Antonioni, or, the Surface of the World. 1986.
- Coming to terms. The Rhetoric of Narrative in Fiction and Film. 1990.
Web links
- Chatman at Berkeley University. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010 ; accessed on March 6, 2018 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chatman, Seymour |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chatman, Seymour Benjamin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American literary critic, writer, and storyteller |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1928 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th November 2015 |