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Overhearing Film Dialogue
An analysis of the various roles that dialogue plays in Hollywood film, from the introduction of sound to the present.
Sarah Kozloff shows why dialogue has been neglected in the analysis of narrative film and uncovers the essential contributions dialogue makes to a film's development and impact. She uses narrative theory and drama theory to analyze the functions that dialogue typically serves in a film.
Timaeus (Greek: Timaios) is a theoretical treatise of Plato in the form of a Socratic dialogue, written circa 360 BC. The work puts forward speculation on the nature of the physical world. It is followed by the dialogue Critias. Speakers of the dialogue are Socrates, Timaeus of Locri, Hermocrates, Critias. Some scholars have argued that it is not the Critias of the Thirty Tyrants who is appearing in this dialogue, but his grandfather, who is also named Critias.
How do some writers craft conversation so authentic, it feels like they've been eavesdropping? What's the secret behind getting characters to talk to each other? How can writers make their dialogue sing? Answers to all of these questions and more can be found in Gloria Kempton's in-depth look at this crucial component of fiction. Readers will learn how to create dialogue that sizzles, with tips on: * Creating dialogue for specific genres
* Bringing characters to life with revealing dialogue
World Literature and Its Times, Volume 1 Latin American Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them Latin American literature attracted unprecedented global attention in the 1960s, a volatile period in the region, one in which many of its residents were upset or challenged by the success of revolution in Cuba. Debate raged furiously across national borders, calling into question relationships long regarded as inviolable, with writers factoring themselves into the political and ...
The focus was on cultural identities and media at a European level, in national cultures, and the development towards a multi-cultural network society in a more globalized and digitalized media culture. This is clearly reflected in the three parts, and the internal dialogue between chapters in these thematic blocks.
