The rhetoric of character in children's literature

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.