Seeing Fictions in Film: The Epistemology of Movies
- ISBN-10
- 0199594899
- ISBN-13
- 9780199594894
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 220
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-10-27
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- George M. Wilson
Description
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. George M. Wilson explores the strategies of cinematic narration, and argues that this prompts viewers to imagine seeing and hearing events in the fictional world.
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