Yardsticks: retarded characters and their roles in fiction
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...
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 fiction, the analysis perseveres in other national literatures and in other media, including film and television |
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| spelling | Puccinelli, Patricia M. Verfasser aut Yardsticks retarded characters and their roles in fiction Patricia M. Puccinelli New York u.a. Lang 1995 VIII, 104 S. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier [American university studies / 04] 155 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 fiction, the analysis perseveres in other national literatures and in other media, including film and television Geschichte 1850-1970 gnd rswk-swf American fiction History and criticism English literature History and criticism Literature and mental illness English-speaking countries People with disabilities in motion pictures People with mental disabilities in literature Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 gnd rswk-swf Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 gnd rswk-swf Roman (DE-588)4050479-7 gnd rswk-swf Geistig behinderter Mensch Motiv (DE-588)4378965-1 gnd rswk-swf Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Roman (DE-588)4050479-7 s Geistig behinderter Mensch Motiv (DE-588)4378965-1 s DE-604 Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 s Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 s Geschichte 1850-1970 z Geschichte (DE-588)4020517-4 s 04] [American university studies 155 (DE-604)BV000011399 155 |
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