Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction. Literary Characters and Anthroposemiotics -- Chapter One. Author's Circle: Natural Semiotic Characterization -- Chapter Two. Character's Circle: A 3A Model -- Chapter Three. Reader's Circle: Natural Semiotic Response -- Chapter Four. Author-Reader Encounter: A Natural Sharing -- Conclusion. Heroizability: A Communication Model -- References -- Subject index -- Name index