Research Catalog

Title

The 100 greatest literary characters / James Plath, Gail Sinclair, Kirk Curnutt.

Author

Plath, James

Publication

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sinclair, Gail D.
• Curnutt, Kirk, 1964-

Description

xiv, 267 pages; 27 cm

Summary

"This book identifies 100 of the most intriguing characters from some of the most well-known novels published over several centuries, from Hester Prynne and Harry Potter to Jay Gatsby and T.S. Garp. The book profiles these memorable characters and details their significance both at the time they were created and today"--

Alternative Title

One hundred greatest literary characters

Subject

• Fictitious characters
• American fiction > History and criticism
• English fiction > History and criticism
• American fiction
• English fiction

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction; Captain Ahab; Aladdin; Alex; Alice In Wonderland; Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom; Brett Ashley; George F. Babbitt; Frodo Baggins; Lily Bart; Big Brother; Mary Katherine Blackwood; Molly Bloom; James Bond; Philbert Bono; Emma Bovary; Jean Brodie; Aureliano Buendía; Nathaniel "Natty" Bumppo; Cacciato; Holden Caulfield; Celie; Charlotte; Benjy Compson; Don Vito Corleone; Janie Crawford; Clarissa Dalloway; Mr. Darcy; Pilate Dead; Rebecca De Winter; Dracula; Tess Durbeyfield; Tyler Durden; Katniss Everdeen; Jane Eyre; Atticus Finch; Huckleberry Finn; Henry Fleming; Frankenstein's Creature; Dorothy Gale; T. S. Garp; Jay Gatsby; Holly Golightly; Miss Havisham; Eugene Henderson; Sherlock Holmes; Humbert Humbert; Invisible Man; Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde; Ma Joad; Anna Karenina; Mick Kelly; Kurtz; Josephine "Jo" March; Philip Marlowe; Jane Marple; Oskar Matzerath; Merlin; Meursault; The Misfit; Guy Montag; Dean Moriarty; Offred; Katherine Scarlett O'hara; Orlando; Papa (The Man); Peter Pan; Piggy; Billy Pilgrim; Fleur Pillager; Hercule Poirot; Edna Pontellier; Alexander Portnoy; Harry Potter; Hester Prynneq; Quasimodo; Don Quixote; Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov; Ignatius J. Reilly; Reno; Lisbeth Salander; Santiago; Ebenezer Scrooge; Sethe; Tristram Shandy; Shane; Ántonia Shimerda; Long John Silver; Lennie Small; Sonny; Julien Sorel; Willie Stark; Daenerys Targaryen; Tarzan; Oliver Twist; Jean Valjean; Oscar Wao; Carrie White; Winnie-the-pooh; John Yossarian; Yuri Zhivago; Appendix: Top Ten Character List; Index; About The Authors.

Call Number

JFF 19-2062

ISBN

• 9781538103753
• 1538103753

LCCN

2018054443

OCLC

1077788898

Author

Plath, James, author.

Title

The 100 greatest literary characters / James Plath, Gail Sinclair, Kirk Curnutt.

Publisher

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Sinclair, Gail D., author.

Curnutt, Kirk, 1964- author.

Other Form:

Online version: Plath, James, author. 100 greatest literary characters Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019] 9781538103760 (DLC) 2018059165

Research Call Number

JFF 19-2062