| Edition |
Berkley trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 315 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-315). |
| Contents |
Narrative drive and genre : why we keep turning the pages -- Pride and prejudice with wands : how Jane Austen haunts the heart and soul of Rowling's artistry -- Setting, the familiar stage and scenery props of the drama : Harry Potter as a boarding school story in the tradition of Tom Brown's schooldays -- Gothic romance : the spooky atmosphere formula from Transylvania : Harry Potter as an echo of the Bronte sisters, Frankenstein, The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Dracula -- Harry Potter as postmodern epic : preaching the gospel of tolerance and inclusiveness--and choosing the metanarrative of love -- The satirical Harry Potter : the allegorical journey Harry takes with Gulliver into Plato's cave in order to make a point in mockery about government and news media -- Harry Potter as an Everyman allegory : Harry, Hogwarts, and company as medieval types for reader reflection and edification -- The magical center of the circle : the mythic meaning of Harry's hero's journeys from Privet Drive to King's Cross -- Harry Potter as alchemical reading magic : Shakespeare, Dickens, and the artistry changing readers' hearts from lead to gold -- The secret of the mirror and the seeing eye : Ms. Rowling's debt to the subversive fantasy writers of the English tradition. |
| Subject |
Rowling, J. K. -- Knowledge -- Literature.
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Rowling, J. K. -- Sources.
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Rowling, J. K. -- Themes, motives.
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Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)
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| ISBN |
9780425229798 paperback |
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0425229793 paperback |
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