Dear Nicola Mary Ann Caws has written a book about this from the literary point of view: Reading Frames in Modern Fiction I'd also agree with others that Truith in Painting is a key reference. Tim Gough Kingston University School of Architecture and Landscape [log in to unmask] * * Film-Philosophy salon After hitting 'reply' please always delete the text of the message you are replying to. To leave, send the message: leave film-philosophy to: [log in to unmask] Or visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/film-philosophy.html For help email: [log in to unmask], not the salon. * Film-Philosophy online: http://www.film-philosophy.com Contact: [log in to unmask] **