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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... Hermione's love choices ( Ron or Harry ? ) , the Potter epic is not the boy - meets - girl , boy - loses - girl , lovers - unite romance formula . It's also not a hero's epic : We are not caught up in mythic history , as we are in the ...
... Hermione's love choices ( Ron or Harry ? ) , the Potter epic is not the boy - meets - girl , boy - loses - girl , lovers - unite romance formula . It's also not a hero's epic : We are not caught up in mythic history , as we are in the ...
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... adventures do not feature a private detec- tive like Sam Spade , Sherlock Holmes , or Poe's Auguste Dupin . Every year at Hogwarts , though , a puzzle or mystery unfolds that Harry , Ron , and Hermione team up .7 . HARRY POTTER'S BOOKSHELF.
... adventures do not feature a private detec- tive like Sam Spade , Sherlock Holmes , or Poe's Auguste Dupin . Every year at Hogwarts , though , a puzzle or mystery unfolds that Harry , Ron , and Hermione team up .7 . HARRY POTTER'S BOOKSHELF.
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... Hermione team up to solve . One by one : * In Sorcerer's Stone , the U.S. title , the trio are desperate to learn about what Hagrid picked up at Gringott's bank and brought to Hogwarts . Most of the story turns on their search for the ...
... Hermione team up to solve . One by one : * In Sorcerer's Stone , the U.S. title , the trio are desperate to learn about what Hagrid picked up at Gringott's bank and brought to Hogwarts . Most of the story turns on their search for the ...
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... Hermione , our boy hero is at least as clueless as the mystery formula's affable sidekick - narrator and as often as not is the suspect of the crime or the aggrieved party seeking relief — hence Ms. Row- ling's assertion that Harry is ...
... Hermione , our boy hero is at least as clueless as the mystery formula's affable sidekick - narrator and as often as not is the suspect of the crime or the aggrieved party seeking relief — hence Ms. Row- ling's assertion that Harry is ...
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... Hermione are trying to solve . Ms. Rowling follows Ms. Sayers's lead in using the genre and its formulas only until such obedience to literary convention makes it harder to deliver the story's intended meaning . *** What sort of meaning ...
... Hermione are trying to solve . Ms. Rowling follows Ms. Sayers's lead in using the genre and its formulas only until such obedience to literary convention makes it harder to deliver the story's intended meaning . *** What sort of meaning ...
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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