Characters in fictional worlds : understanding imaginary beings in literature, film, and other media / edited by Jens Eder, Fotis Jannidis, Ralf Schneider.
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 today℗þs diverse and at times confli...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
De Gruyter,
2010.
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| Series: | Revisionen ;
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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 today℗þs 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 th. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (596 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783110232424 3110232421 1282934244 9781282934245 |