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Novel Characters: A Genealogy

By Maria DiBattista

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2010
ISBN
1405159510, 9781405159517
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
728 kB (745737 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
208\210
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-02-02 01:53:24
Movements Periods Ancient Classical Arthurian Roma

Description

Novel Characters offers a fascinating and in-depth history of the novelistic character from the “birth of the novel” in Don Quixote, through the great canonical works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, to the most influential international novels of the present day  An original study which offers a unique approach to thinking about and discussing character Makes extensive reference to both traditional and more recent and specialized academic studies of the novel Provides a critical vocabulary for understanding how the novelistic conception of character has changed over time. Examines a broad range of novels, cultures, and periods Promotes discussion of how different cultures and times think about human identity, and how the concept of what a character is has changed over time

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