Characters in Fictional Worlds ― Understanding Imaginary Beings in Literature, Film, and Other Media

With some additional contributions invited to round out this volume, most of contributions are based on papers presented at a 2007 conference at the U. of Bielefeld, Germany. An introductory essay and an extensive, thematically organized bibliography are provided by the three editors (all based in Germany), who, like the conference and this collection, represent many disciplines: Jens Eder (film and drama, U. of Mainz), Fotis Jannidis (philology, U. of Wurzburg), Ralf Schneider (British literary and cultural studies, U. of Bielefeld). Contributions are arranged in sections on general topics, characters and characterization in various media, characters and their audiences, and characters, culture, and identity. This is a volume of wide scholarly appeal--a thoughtfully assembled collection of clear, provocative writing on a multifaceted core subject. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Jens Eder, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz; Fotis Jannidis, Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg;Ralf Schneider, Universitat Bielefeld.