The rhetoric of character in children's literature /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Nikolajeva, Maria
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
Edition:	1st paperback ed.
Subjects:	Children's literature > History and criticism. Characters and characteristics in literature. Children > Books and reading.

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
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