Preface	6
	Content	8
	Characters in Fictional Worlds	14
	Fictional Characters in Literary and Media Studies	78
	The Ontology of Fictional Characters	122
	Characters and Their Plots	145
	Social Minds in Persuasion	168
	Activity Types and Characterisation in Dramatic Discourse	187
	On the Constitution of Characters in Poetry	219
	Engaging Characters: Further Reflections	243
	Implications of Paradoxical Film Characters for Our Models and Conceptualizations	270
	Stereotypes and the Narratological Analysis of Film Characters	287
	A ›Bizarre Love Triangle‹	301
	Characters in Comic Books	329
	Modeling Human-Character Interactionsin Virtual Space	340
	A Moment-by-Moment Perspective on Readers’ Experiences of Characters	368
	Scenarios, Characters’ Roles and Plot Status	388
	From Predicates to People like Us	411
	Objects of ›Empathy‹	427
	Parasocial Relationships	453
	Multiple Protagonist Films	470
	Ethnic Stereotypes as Elements of Character Formation	489
	The Gender(ing) of Fictional Characters	517
	Transtextual Characters	538
	Cenerentola Risen from the Ashes	553
	Bibliography	580