The rhetoric of character in children's literature
By: Maria Nikolajeva.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
Subjects: Children's literature -- History and criticism.; Characters and characteristics in literature.; Children -- Books and reading.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Why a theory of character?; title: I: Ontology and typology of character; title: 1. Approaches to literary characters; title: 2. From hero to character; title: 3. In search of the protagonist; title: 4. Collective character; title: 5. From collective character to intersubjectivity; title: 6. Secondary characters and character constellations; title: 7. Complexity and development; title: II: Epistemology of character; title: 8. Character and plot; title: 9. Authorial discourse: description and narration; title: 10. Authorial discourse: actions and events; title: 11. Figural discourse: speech acts; title: 12. Figural discourse: internal representation; title: 13. Implicit characterization; title: Returning to text.