Novel Characters

• Date de parution : 24/06/2011
• Editeur : Wiley-blackwell
• EAN : 9781444351552
• Série : (-)
• Support : Livre numérique

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• Thème : Non attribué
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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 dayAn original study which... Voir plus

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 dayAn original study which offers a unique approach to thinking about and discussing characterMakes extensive reference to both traditional and more recent and specialized academic studies of the novelProvides a critical vocabulary for understanding how the novelistic conception of character has changed over time.Examines a broad range of novels, cultures, and periodsPromotes discussion of how different cultures and times think about human identity, and how the concept of what a character is has changed over time