Seymour Chatman


Seymour Chatman was an American film and literary critic and professor emeritus of rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley.
He is one of the most significant figures of American narratology, regarded as a prominent representative of its Structuralist or "classic" branch.

Personal Life

Seymour Chatman was married three times, to Evelyn, Sidsel, and Barbara. He has three children, Emily Chatman Duffy, an artist, Jennifer Chatman, a professor, and Mariel Chatman Lassalle, a lawyer. He has four granddaughters, Ava, Sonya, Noemie, and Anais.

Published works

Chatman's work includes: