Top 100 Characters in Fiction Listed

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Who is your favorite fictional character?

Sherlock Holmes, Huck Finn, Pinocchio, Anna Karenina, Genji, Superman, Scarlett O'Hara, Don Quixote, Scrooge and Jane Eyre may not have walked the Earth (or flown, in Superman's case), but they certainly stride through our lives. They influence us personally: as childhood friends, catalysts to our dreams, or even fantasy lovers. Characters do change the world. In Dr. Lucy Pollard-Gott's fascinating new "top 100" book, "The Fictional 100" (published by iUniverse), readers can learn of the impact of Solzhenitsyn's Ivan Denisovich, in exposing the conditions of the Soviet Gulag, or Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom, in arousing anti-slavery feeling in America. Words such as quixotic, Oedipal, and herculean show how fictional characters permeate our language. It's obvious but fairly undocumented: Some of the most influential and interesting people in the world are fictional.

Readers, movie lovers, teachers and students will discover where some of their favorite characters rank, and why, and may argue why one character should rank higher or lower. They can learn from leading critics who have grappled with some of the enduring puzzles characters present: What is the real nature of Hamlet's problem -- madness, hesitation, Oedipal conflict? How should we view Huck Finn -- both in Mark Twain's time and in ours? What is uniquely compelling about Toni Morrison's enigmatic character, Beloved? And what was Dr. Jekyll really trying to Hyde? Count down with Dr. Pollard-Gott for an exciting new look at the best fictional characters -- and find out where your favorite ranks. Learn more about new characters and join the debate at http://fictional100.com.

About the Author

Lucy Pollard-Gott holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Princeton, where she specialized in the psychology of the arts. As a psychologist and critic, she has published her research on literature, including journal articles on the structure of fairy tales, attribution theory and the novel, and the poetry of Wallace Stevens. A native of Binghamton, NY, she lives with her husband and daughter in Princeton, N.J. This is her first book.

"The Fictional 100"

Available from: http://www.iUniverse.com, http://www.bn.com, and http://www.amazon.com.

iUniverse offers a variety of publishing services to help individuals publish, market and sell fiction, poetry and nonfiction books. The company utilizes print-on-demand technology, and is one of the largest self-publishing companies in the U.S. iUniverse is based in Bloomington, Indiana.

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