The rhetoric of character in children's literature / Maria Nikolajeva.

Why a theory of character?
I: Ontology and typology of character
1. Approaches to literary characters
2. From hero to character
3. In search of the protagonist
4. Collective character
5. From collective character to intersubjectivity
6. Secondary characters and character constellations
7. Complexity and development
II: Epistemology of character
8. Character and plot
9. Authorial discourse: description and narration
10. Authorial discourse: actions and events
11. Figural discourse: speech acts
12. Figural discourse: internal representation
13. Implicit characterization
Returning to text.