The Rhetoric of Character in Children's Literature

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Scarecrow Press, 2002 - Literary Criticism - 332 pages
Nikolajeva (comparative literature, Stockholm U., Sweden and Abo Akademi U., Finland) realized from the poor responses of her students--future teachers--that they were not being given adequate tools for analyzing the artistic means used for characterization in children's literature. She therefore investigates the ontological and epistemological aspects of characters in children's fiction, and identifies the principle differences between characterization in children's fiction and in general fiction. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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From Hero to Character
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In Search of the Protagonist
49
Collective Character
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About the author (2002)

Maria Nikolajeva is Professor of Comparative Literature at Stockholm University in Stockholm, Sweden. She was the president of the International Research Society for Children's Literature 1993-97. She has also been member of the North American Children's Literature Association since 1985 and has served on its International Committee. In addition to being the author and editor of several books on children's literature, she is one of the senior editors of the forthcoming Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature.

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TitleThe Rhetoric of Character in Children's Literature
G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
AuthorMaria Nikolajeva
Editionillustrated
PublisherScarecrow Press, 2002
Original fromthe University of California
DigitizedApr 1, 2008
ISBN0810842505, 9780810842502
Length332 pages
Subjects › 

Literary Criticism / Children's & Young Adult Literature
Literary Criticism / General
Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory
  
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