{"product_id":"novel-characters-9781405159517","title":"Novel Characters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNovel Characters\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating and in-depth history of the novelistic character from the birth of the novel in \u003ci\u003eDon Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e, through the great canonical works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, to the most influential international novels of the present day  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn original study which offers a unique approach to thinking about and discussing character\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes extensive reference to both traditional and more recent and specialized academic studies of the novel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a critical vocabulary for understanding how the novelistic conception of character has changed over time.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines a broad range of novels, cultures, and periods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePromotes discussion of how different cultures and times think about human identity, and how the concept of what a character is has changed over time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: Novel Characters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Do the Novel's Characters Come From?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurprising Characters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNovel Types.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Wholes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Originals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuixote: Or the Originality of Imitators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginal Claims and Final Reckonings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe English Original.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversations with an Original.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd Now for Our Heroines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Individuals.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersuasions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen of Character.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAristocrats and Commoners.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Incomparables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Fractions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Selves\/Identities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMe and Mine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualizing the Self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll in All.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Final Me.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Compounds.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Native Cosmopolitans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNative Cosmopolitans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStereotypes and Mimic Men.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Man and the Native Cosmopolitan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529333940567,"sku":"9781405159517","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405159517.jpg?v=1731875211","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/novel-characters-9781405159517","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}