The rhetoric of character in children's literature / / Maria Nikolajeva

• Autore: Nikolajeva Maria
• Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Scarecrow Press, , 2003; ©2002
• Edizione: First paperback edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Disciplina: 809/.927
• Soggetto topico: Characters and characteristics in literature; Children - Books and reading; Children's literature - History and criticism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Through a variety of critical perspectives, Nikolajeva ponders the art of characterization, uncovering the essential differences between story ('what we are told') and discourse ('how we are told'), and carefully distinguishing between how these are employed in children's fiction and in general fiction.
• Titolo autorizzato: The rhetoric of character in children's literature
• ISBN: 1-4616-7350-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820283803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II