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Narrative Function Of Characters

Narrative Function of Characters is a narratological construct that identifies and classifies the specific roles characters play in advancing plot, shaping theme, and structuring narrative dynamics within a literary or cinematic text.

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2017–2026

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Character Function

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Publications

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Prominent characters and events organize narrative understanding

Daniel Morrow · Journal of Memory and Language · 1985 · 114 citations

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Toward a Cognitive Theory of Literary Character: The Dynamics of Mental-Model Construction

Ralf Schneider · Style · 2001 · 99 citations

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Understanding Characters

Jens Eder · Projections · 2010 · 91 citations

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"What's Character Got to Do with It?"

Robert C. Solomon · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · 2005 · 63 citations

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Xenophon's <i>Anabasis</i> from Character to Narrator

Jonas Grethlein · The Journal of Hellenic Studies · 2012 · 60 citations

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Authors

53

  1. BH
    Bruce Heiden

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  2. MW
    Margaret Wetherell

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    1 publications · 48 citations

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  3. AM
    A. Mendelsohn

    University of Toronto, Canada

    1 publications · 30 citations

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  4. KH
    Kristin Hopper‐Losenicky

    Fielding Graduate University, United States

    1 publications · 50 citations

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  5. MK
    Masahito Kurihara

    Hokkaido University, Japan

    1 publications · 19 citations

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Institutions

18

  1. Heidelberg University

    Heidelberg, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    60 citations

  2. Hokkai Gakuen University

    Sapporo, Japan

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    38 citations

  3. Teesside University

    Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    153 citations

  4. Hong Kong Metropolitan University

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    48 citations

  5. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    1 h-index

    8 publications

    240 citations

  6. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  7. University of Science and Culture

    Tehran, Iran

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  8. University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    22 citations

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Venues

  1. Projections

    2 publications · 116 citations

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  2. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

    PPR · 1 publications · 63 citations

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  3. Theatre Journal

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  4. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  5. Discourse Processes

    DP · 1 publications · 30 citations

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