{"product_id":"from-plato-to-lumiere","title":"From Plato to Lumière","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith this lucid translation of \u003ci\u003eDu litteraire au filmique\u003c\/i\u003e, André Gaudreault's highly influential and original study of film narratology is now accessible to English-language audiences for the first time. Building a theory of narrative on sources as diverse as Plato, The Arabian Nights,and Proust, \u003ci\u003eFrom Plato to Lumière\u003c\/i\u003e challenges narratological orthodoxy by positing that all forms of narrative are mediated by an \"underlying narrator\" who exists between the author and narrative text.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOffering illuminating insights, definitions, and formal distinctions, Gaudreault examines the practices of novelists, playwrights, and filmmakers and applies his theory to the early cinema of the Lumière brothers and more recent films. He also enhances our understanding of how narrative develops visually without language - monstration - by detailing how the evolution of the medium influenced narratives in cinema. \u003ci\u003eFrom Plato to Lumière\u003c\/i\u003e includes a translation of Paul Ricoeur's preface to the French-language edition as well as a new preface by Tom Gunning. It is a must-read for cinema and media students and scholars and an essential text on the study of narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251947950424,"sku":"9780802095862","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780802095862.jpg?v=1781065809","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/from-plato-to-lumiere","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}