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Yardsticks

Retarded Characters and Their Roles in Fiction

Yardsticks( )
Author: Puccinelli, Patricia M.
Series title:American University Studies
ISBN:978-0-8204-2001-1
Publication Date:Feb 1995
Publisher:Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $32.95
Book Description:

A retarded character is often used in fiction as a conventional device. This study traces its history from the court fools of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries up through the characters in twentieth-century works. Puccinelli identifies the retarded character's role in narrative in terms of the following five categories: the yardstick (the most prevalent of the five), the wise fool, the catalyst, the window pane, and the accessory. Though this discussion is limited to American...
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Book Details
Pages:104
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / American / General
Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):9 x 6 x 1 Inches
Book Weight:0.726 Pounds



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