Why Do We Care about Literary Characters? John O. Burtis Printed in full colour throughout

Printed in full colour throughout

Hart Fell and the Devils Beeftub

this book doesn't offer off-the-shelf formulas but empowers you to think creatively

and problems with everyday functioning

Why Do We Care about Literary Characters? John O. Burtis Printed in full colour throughoutBlakey Vermeule wonders how readers become involved in the lives of fictional characters, people they know do not exist. Vermeule examines the ways in which readers' experiences of literature are affected by the emotional attachments they form to fictional characters and how those experiences then influence their social relationships in real life. She focuses on a range of topics, from intimate articulations of sexual desire, gender identity,