Characters in Fictional Worlds : Understanding Imaginary Beings in Literature, Film, and Other Media

Jens Eder

ISBN 10: 3110232413 / ISBN 13: 9783110232417

Published by De Gruyter, 2010

About this Item

Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Characters in Fictional Worlds : Understanding Imaginary Beings in Literature, Film, and Other Media
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110232413
• ISBN 13: 9783110232417
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 236W x 160H x 37D millimeters 236 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 37 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1046 grams

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Synopsis

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´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.

About the Authors

Jens Eder, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Fotis Jannidis, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg; Ralf Schneider, Universität Bielefeld.