Theory of Character
Emma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4375262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joel Weinsheimer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1/2 |
| Pages | 185 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Poetics Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0333-5372 • E-ISSN: 1527-5507 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1772047 |
| OpenAlex | W2334442604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 2 |
Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich. [...] Already I am caught. How is it possible to refuse the illusion that Emma Woodhouse was a woman whom I can discuss with as much unself-consciousness as the woman next door? At the very moment I refer to her (her: third person, feminine), I have already tacitly removed her from the novel, credited her with an independent life, and assumed a mimetic theory of character
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2026 (45) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |