A System for Analyzing Characters' Values in Literary Texts.

Lester, Nancy B.

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ERIC Number: EJ271087

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Publication Date: 1982-Dec

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A System for Analyzing Characters' Values in Literary Texts.

Lester, Nancy B.

Research in the Teaching of English, v16 n4 p321-38 Dec 1982

A study was conducted to develop and apply an interpretative system for identifying and determining the personal values and value systems of characters in and narrators of literary texts as expressed through the words of those characters and narrators. (HOD)

Descriptors: Authors, Behavioral Science Research, Characterization, Content Analysis, Literature, Short Stories, Textbook Evaluation, Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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