Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books behind the Hogwarts AdventuresHarry Potter. The name conjures up J.K. Rowling's wondrous world of magic that has captured the imaginations of millions on both the printed page and the silver screen with bestselling novels and blockbuster films. The true magic found in this children's fantasy series lies not only in its appeal to people of all ages but in its connection to the greater world of classic literature. Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures explores the literary landscape of themes and genres J.K. Rowling artfully wove throughout her novels-and the influential authors and stories that inspired her. From Jane Austen's Emma and Charles Dickens's class struggles, through the gothic romances of Dracula and Frankenstein and the detective mysteries of Dorothy L. Sayers, to the dramatic alchemy of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and William Shakespeare, Rowling cast a powerful spell with the great books of English literature that transformed the story of a young wizard into a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. |
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... Austen Haunts the Heart and Soul of Rowling's Artistry CHAPTER THREE Setting : The Familiar Stage and Scenery Props of the Drama ix .23 41 Harry Potter as a Boarding School Story in the Tradition of Tom Brown's Schooldays Part Two : The ...
... Austen Haunts the Heart and Soul of Rowling's Artistry CHAPTER THREE Setting : The Familiar Stage and Scenery Props of the Drama ix .23 41 Harry Potter as a Boarding School Story in the Tradition of Tom Brown's Schooldays Part Two : The ...
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... Austen, Dorothy Sayers, and Enid Blyton on Ms. Rowling's surface meanings. The controversial aspect of iconological layered reading, and the reason it has largely disappeared from the modern academy, for instance, despite being the ...
... Austen, Dorothy Sayers, and Enid Blyton on Ms. Rowling's surface meanings. The controversial aspect of iconological layered reading, and the reason it has largely disappeared from the modern academy, for instance, despite being the ...
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... Austen " ; that her favorite living writer is Rod- ney Doyle ; 1 and that she loved Noel Streatfield's Ballet Shoes , Paul Gallico's Manxmouse , 2 Clement Freud's Grimble , 3 and Roald Dahl's books . Jane Austen overshadows much of Ms ...
... Austen " ; that her favorite living writer is Rod- ney Doyle ; 1 and that she loved Noel Streatfield's Ballet Shoes , Paul Gallico's Manxmouse , 2 Clement Freud's Grimble , 3 and Roald Dahl's books . Jane Austen overshadows much of Ms ...
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... in the first few chapters and in which I discuss the important influence of Jane Austen , Dorothy Sayers , and Enid Blyton on Ms. Rowling's surface meanings . The controversial aspect of iconological layered reading , and the INTRODUCTION.
... in the first few chapters and in which I discuss the important influence of Jane Austen , Dorothy Sayers , and Enid Blyton on Ms. Rowling's surface meanings . The controversial aspect of iconological layered reading , and the INTRODUCTION.
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... Austen to Lewis , from E. Nesbit to Elizabeth Goudge , were writing with a shared , subversive purpose that Ms. Rowling has picked up and run with . In brief , beginning with Swift's Ancients ver- sus Moderns " Battle of the Books ...
... Austen to Lewis , from E. Nesbit to Elizabeth Goudge , were writing with a shared , subversive purpose that Ms. Rowling has picked up and run with . In brief , beginning with Swift's Ancients ver- sus Moderns " Battle of the Books ...
Contents
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CHAPTER THREE | 30 |
The Familiar Stage | 41 |
CHAPTER FOUR | 65 |
CHAPTER FIVE | 105 |
The Allegorical Meaning | 139 |
Harry Potter as an Everyman Allegory | 171 |
CHAPTER EIGHT | 197 |
CHAPTER NINE | 218 |
Harry Potter as Alchemical Reading Magic | 227 |
CHAPTER | 257 |
NOTES | 287 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 305 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 152 |
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Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures John Granger No preview available - 2009 |
Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books behind the Hogwarts Adventures John Granger No preview available - 2009 |
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