Characters in Fictional Worlds
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Characters in Fictional Worlds

  1. 605 pages
  2. English
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Characters in Fictional Worlds

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Although fictional characters have long dominated the reception of literature, films, television programs, comics, and other media products, only recently have they begun to attract their due attention in literary and media theory. The book systematically surveys todayÂŽs diverse and at times conflicting theoretical perspectives on fictional character, spanning research on topics such as the differences between fictional characters and real persons, the ontological status of characters, the strategies of their representation and characterization, the psychology of their reception, as well as their specific forms and constellations in - and across - different media, from the book to the internet.

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Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2010
ISBN
9783110232424
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Content
  3. Characters in Fictional Worlds
  4. Fictional Characters in Literary and Media Studies
  5. The Ontology of Fictional Characters
  6. Characters and Their Plots
  7. Social Minds in Persuasion
  8. Activity Types and Characterisation in Dramatic Discourse
  9. On the Constitution of Characters in Poetry
  10. Engaging Characters: Further Reflections
  11. Implications of Paradoxical Film Characters for Our Models and Conceptualizations
  12. Stereotypes and the Narratological Analysis of Film Characters
  13. A â€șBizarre Love Triangleâ€č
  14. Characters in Comic Books
  15. Modeling Human-Character Interactionsin Virtual Space
  16. A Moment-by-Moment Perspective on Readers’ Experiences of Characters
  17. Scenarios, Characters’ Roles and Plot Status
  18. From Predicates to People like Us
  19. Objects of â€șEmpathyâ€č
  20. Parasocial Relationships
  21. Multiple Protagonist Films
  22. Ethnic Stereotypes as Elements of Character Formation
  23. The Gender(ing) of Fictional Characters
  24. Transtextual Characters
  25. Cenerentola Risen from the Ashes
  26. Backmatter