The novelists of the 1930s developed narrative techniques based on the movies: short sharp scenes, characters differentiated by dialogue, dropping readers into the middle of the action, patterning scene changes to built plot suspense. The huge changes in technology in previous decades, such as radio and movies, were behind these innovations.
The Comforters, Muriel Spark
The Comforters, Muriel Spark
The Comforters, Muriel Spark
The novelists of the 1930s developed narrative techniques based on the movies: short sharp scenes, characters differentiated by dialogue, dropping readers into the middle of the action, patterning scene changes to built plot suspense. The huge changes in technology in previous decades, such as radio and movies, were behind these innovations.