Dictionary of literary characters / managing editor, Una McGovern

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Edinburgh : Chambers, 2004Description: xxix, 818 p. 25 cmISBN:
  • 550101276
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • R PR 19 .D561 2004
Summary: Deals with the characters created by English writers. Characters are called as the "vessels into which the ideas, aspirations, emotions and neuroses of the author and the reader can be poured". They stand as memorable tokens of human character types, or used as vehicles for social satire or commentary on human condition. They may function as conscience to question prejudices, reaffirm one's beliefs, or simply be entertainers.
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Reference Reference Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center Reference PR 19 .D561 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 3AEA0000287628

Rev. ed. of: Larousse dictionary of literary characters 1994.

Deals with the characters created by English writers. Characters are called as the "vessels into which the ideas, aspirations, emotions and neuroses of the author and the reader can be poured". They stand as memorable tokens of human character types, or used as vehicles for social satire or commentary on human condition. They may function as conscience to question prejudices, reaffirm one's beliefs, or simply be entertainers.

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