character study

English

Noun

character study (countable and uncountable, plural character studies)

  1. (countable, literature) A work that analyzes the traits and personality of fictional characters, often from another work which depicts them.
  2. (countable, literature) A work primarily devoted to depicting a certain type of character, and explores their behavior through that medium.
  3. (uncountable, literature) A genre of literary analysis that focuses on the depiction and analysis of the characters in narrative works.

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