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Gobert, David L. – French Rev, 1970
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Formal Criticism, French Literature
Levine, George – Coll Engl, 1970
Descriptors: Characterization, English Literature, Fiction, Formal Criticism
Neuse, Erna Kritsch – Ger Quart, 1970
Descriptors: Characterization, Formal Criticism, German Literature, Identification (Psychology)
Martinez Ruiz, Juan – Revista de Filologia Espanola, 1967
Miguel de Cervantes' capture by the Turks and his imprisonment in Argel (Morocco) during the Battle of Lepanto in the sixteenth century have been studied by literary critics who have endeavored to determine fiction and reality in certain episodes of "Don Quijote" and in the drama, "Los banos de Argel". Twelve documents…
Descriptors: Characterization, Drama, Fiction, Historical Criticism
Wolf, Virginia L. – Wilson Libr Bull, 1969
The successes and failures of the realistic mode when utilized by writers for children. (RM)
Descriptors: Books, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Fiction

Layman, B. J. – Italica, 1969
Descriptors: Characterization, Impressionistic Criticism, Italian Literature, Motifs
MacAndrew, M. Elizabeth – Coll Engl, 1970
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Fiction, Figurative Language
Thomas, Sari – Journal of the University Film Association, 1978
Suggests that individuals may differentially identify with and learn from media presentation in terms of whether the images are structured as real or fictional events, and that, independent of the inherent real or fictional structure of the given events, the television format has a fictionalizing capacity in and out of itself. (JMF)
Descriptors: Characterization, Fiction, Learning Processes, Literary Criticism

Martinez, Z. Nelly – Revista Iberoamericana, 1972
Descriptors: Characterization, Hispanic American Literature, Impressionistic Criticism, Lyric Poetry
Rodgers, Eamonn – Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos, 1970
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Mythology, Nineteenth Century Literature

Kamber, Gerald – Italica, 1969
A comparison between Maniafuoco and Buttafuoco, characters from the "Decameron and Pinocchio and Andreuccio of Collodi's "Pinocchio . (DS)
Descriptors: Characterization, Diagrams, Formal Criticism, Italian Literature

Bonadeo, Alfredo – Italica, 1969
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Italian Literature, Novels

Nodelman, Perry – Children's Literature in Education, 1988
Argues that Judy Blume's "Superfudge" presents an unrealistic, "generic" portrayal of middle class existence. Asserts that training children to identify with characters fosters personal and cultural blindness. (MM)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness, Literary Criticism

McGillis, R. F. – Children's Literature in Education, 1986
Offers a stimulating discussion of fancy and reality in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Fantasy, Humor

Gyurko, Lanin A. – Hispanic Review, 1972
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Literary Styles, Narration