The rhetoric of character in children's literature /
Nikolajeva, Maria.
The rhetoric of character in children's literature / Maria Nikolajeva. - First paperback edition. - 1 online resource (345 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
9781461673507
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Children--Books and reading.
Children's literature--History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PN1009.5.C43 / N55 2003
809/.927
The rhetoric of character in children's literature / Maria Nikolajeva. - First paperback edition. - 1 online resource (345 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
9781461673507
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Children--Books and reading.
Children's literature--History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PN1009.5.C43 / N55 2003
809/.927