The rhetoric of character in children's literature / / Maria Nikolajeva.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Lanham : : Scarecrow Press,, 2003. 2002 |
| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Edition: | First paperback edition. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (345 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Why a theory of character?
- I: Ontology and typology of character
- 1. Approaches to literary characters
- 2. From hero to character
- 3. In search of the protagonist
- 4. Collective character
- 5. From collective character to intersubjectivity
- 6. Secondary characters and character constellations
- 7. Complexity and development
- II: Epistemology of character
- 8. Character and plot
- 9. Authorial discourse: description and narration
- 10. Authorial discourse: actions and events
- 11. Figural discourse: speech acts
- 12. Figural discourse: internal representation
- 13. Implicit characterization
- Returning to text.