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1. Disordered heroes in opera
: a psychiatric report
by Cordingly, John, author and Seymour, Claire, 1970- editor
2015, Defining opera, ISBN 9780993198335, xi, 203 pages
Heroes in opera | Faust (Legendary character) | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 Death in Venice | Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912 Werther | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Pikovai͡a dama | Aschenbach, Gustav von (Fictitious character) | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Otello | Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Boris Godunov | Psychological aspects | Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893. Faust | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976 Billy Budd | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Peter Grimes | Berg, Alban, 1885-1935. Wozzeck | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Evgeniĭ Onegin | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Don Giovanni | Juan, Don(Legendary character) | Onegin, Evgeniĭ (Fictitious character) | Iago (Fictitious character) | Opera
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2. Fan fiction and copyright
: outsider works and intellectual property protection
by Schwabach, Aaron
2011, 1, ISBN 0754679039, vi, 177
As long as there have been fans, there has been fan fiction. There seems to be a fundamental human need to tell additional stories about the characters after... 
Copyright | Fan fiction | Law and legislation | Fictitious characters | American Studies | Socio-Legal Studies | 20th Century Literature | Cultural Studies | Intellectual Property Law | Copyright-Characters-United States | Copyright-Characters | Fan fiction-Law and legislation | United States | Characters | Law and literature
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3. Sherlock Holmes, a study in sources
by Redmond, Donald Aitcheson, 1922
1982, ISBN 9780773503915, xviii, 357
Craftsman or copyist? Genius or journeyman? Artist or artisan? Of these, what was Conan Doyle? Does anyone take Conan Doyle seriously? Who can explain the... 
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 Sources | Names, Personal, in literature | Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 Characters | Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930 CharactersSherlock Holmes | Doyle, Arthur Conan, - Sir, - 1859-1930 - Characters | Language and Literature | Doyle, Arthur Conan, - Sir, - 1859-1930 - Characters - Sherlock Holmes | Holmes, Sherlock | Doyle, Arthur Conan, - Sir, - 1859-1930 - Sources | Language & Literature | Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859–1930 | Sources | Criticism and interpretation | Characters | Detective and mystery stories, English
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4. Novel characters
: a genealogy
by DiBattista, Maria, 1947
2010, ISBN 9781405159517, xv, 192
"What makes novelistic characters unique? How do novelistic characters reflect or prefigure different ideas of human possibilities? Why and how has the concept... 
History and criticism | Fiction | Characters and characteristics in literature | LITERARY CRITICISM | General
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5. Character focalization in children's novels
by Philpot, Don K., author
2017, ISBN 9781137558091, x, 314 pages
This book offers a comprehensive analysis of character focalization in ten contemporary realistic children's novels. The author argues that character... 
History and criticism | Children's stories | Characters and characteristics in literature | Fiction
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6. Harry Potter and the half-blood prince
by Rowling, J. K and GrandPré, Mary, illustrator
2005, 1st American ed., ISBN 0439784549, x, 652
Sixth-year Hogwarts student Harry Potter gains valuable insights into the boy Voldemort once was, even as his own world is transformed by maturing friendships,... 
Wizards | England | Schools | Magic
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7. Character and person
by Frow, John, 1948
2014, 1st ed., ISBN 0198704518, xi, 331
Fictional character is an ontologically ambivalent category - at once a formal construct and a quasi-person - which lies at the heart of the life of textual... 
Human body in literature | Literature | Characters and characteristics in literature | History and criticism | Body image in literature | literary theory and cultural studies
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8. The spectacular sisterhood of superwomen
: awesome female characters from comic book history
by Nicholson, Hope, author
2017, ISBN 9781594749483, 240 pages
"Think comic books can't feature strong female protagonists? Think again! In The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen you'll meet the most fascinating... 
Comic books, strips, etc | Women in popular culture | History and criticism | Women superheroes
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9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by Rowling, J. K
2003, First Canadian edition., ISBN 9781551925707, 766 pages
"Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is desperate to get back to school and find out why his friends... 
Wizards | England | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization) | Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) | Schools | Magic
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10. Locked on
by Clancy, Tom, 1947-2013 and Greaney, Mark
2011, ISBN 039915731X, 853
Ryan, Jack, Sr. (Fictitious character)
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11. Characters in fictional worlds
: understanding imaginary beings in literature, film, and other media
by Eder, Jens and Jannidis, Fotis and Schneider, Ralf, 1966
2010, Revisionen. Grundbegriffe der Literaturtheorie, ISBN 3110232413, Volume 3, ix, 596
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) | Fictitious characters | Characters and characteristics in mass media
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12. Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
by Rowling, J. K
1999, ISBN 1551922460, 317
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13. The Hobbits
: the many lives of Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin
by Porter, Lynnette
2012, ISBN 1845118561, vii, 280
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973. Hobbit | Lord of the Rings films | Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973. Lord of the rings | Hobbits (Fictitious characters) | Middle Earth (Imaginary place) | Fantasy fiction, English | Heroes in motion pictures | History and criticism | Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 Characters | Heroes in literature
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14. Othello
: character studies
by Potter, Nick, 1950
2008, Continuum character studies, ISBN 9780826494337, xi, 134
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Characters | Othello (Fictitious character) | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello | Iago (Fictitious character)
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15. The Cambridge companion to Frankenstein
by Smith, Andrew, 1964- editor
2016, Cambridge companions to literature, ISBN 1107450608, xx, 265 pages
"The Cambridge Companion to Frankenstein consists of sixteen original essays on Mary Shelley's novel by leading scholars, providing an invaluable introduction... 
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 Characters | Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein | Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character) | Frankenstein's Monster (Fictitious character) | Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 Adaptations
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16. Daja's book
by Pierce, Tamora
2000, Circle of magic, ISBN 0590554107, Volume no. 3, 232
While at Gold Ridge castle to the north of Winding Circle, Daja and the three other mages-in-training who have become her friends develop their unique magical... 
Fantasy | Friendship | Magic
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17. Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
by Rowling, J. K
2000, ISBN 1551923378, 636
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18. Literary afterlife
: the posthumous continuations of 325 authors' fictional characters
by Drew, Bernard A. 1950- (Bernard Alger)
2010, ISBN 0786441798, xi, 408
"This reference book describes literary pastiches in which fictional characters have reappeared in new works after the deaths of the authors. It includes... 
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) | Persona (Literature) | Characters and characteristics in literature | Fictitious characters
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19. Clear and present danger
by Clancy, Tom, 1947-2013
1989, ISBN 9780399134401, 656
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20. Pride and prejudice and zombies
: the classic Regency romance, now with ultraviolent zombie mayhem
by Grahame-Smith, Seth and Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
2009, ISBN 1594743347, 319
A mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Meryton--and the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to... 
Social classes | Courtship | Sisters | Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious character) | Zombies | Young women | England | Darcy, Fitzwilliam (Fictitious character) | Families | Parodies
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