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Characters in Fictional Worlds
Understanding Imaginary Beings in Literature, Film, and Other Media
- 605 pages
- English
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- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Characters in Fictional Worlds
Understanding Imaginary Beings in Literature, Film, and Other Media
About this book
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 todayĀ“s 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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Yes, you can access Characters in Fictional Worlds by Jens Eder, Fotis Jannidis, Ralf Schneider, Jens Eder,Fotis Jannidis,Ralf Schneider in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Film & Video. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Frontmatter
- Content
- Characters in Fictional Worlds
- Fictional Characters in Literary and Media Studies
- The Ontology of Fictional Characters
- Characters and Their Plots
- Social Minds in Persuasion
- Activity Types and Characterisation in Dramatic Discourse
- On the Constitution of Characters in Poetry
- Engaging Characters: Further Reflections
- Implications of Paradoxical Film Characters for Our Models and Conceptualizations
- Stereotypes and the Narratological Analysis of Film Characters
- A āŗBizarre Love Triangleā¹
- Characters in Comic Books
- Modeling Human-Character Interactionsin Virtual Space
- A Moment-by-Moment Perspective on Readersā Experiences of Characters
- Scenarios, Charactersā Roles and Plot Status
- From Predicates to People like Us
- Objects of āŗEmpathyā¹
- Parasocial Relationships
- Multiple Protagonist Films
- Ethnic Stereotypes as Elements of Character Formation
- The Gender(ing) of Fictional Characters
- Transtextual Characters
- Cenerentola Risen from the Ashes
- Backmatter