Flat protagonists : a theory of novel character /
We've all encountered protagonists who become more complicated over the course of a novel, but what does one do with a protagonist who simplifies as a novel progresses? This book examines such "flat protagonists" and shows why their existence challenges our current understanding of th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2016].
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| Summary: | We've all encountered protagonists who become more complicated over the course of a novel, but what does one do with a protagonist who simplifies as a novel progresses? This book examines such "flat protagonists" and shows why their existence challenges our current understanding of the novel as a genre. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 189 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-184) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190496760 0190496762 |