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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... CHAPTER ONE Narrative Drive and Genre : Why We Keep Turning the Pages . Harry Potter as a Dickens Orphan and the Hero in a Sayers Mystery CHAPTER TWO Pride and Prejudice with Wands . How Jane Austen Haunts the Heart and Soul of ...
... CHAPTER ONE Narrative Drive and Genre : Why We Keep Turning the Pages . Harry Potter as a Dickens Orphan and the Hero in a Sayers Mystery CHAPTER TWO Pride and Prejudice with Wands . How Jane Austen Haunts the Heart and Soul of ...
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... CHAPTER FIVE Harry Potter as Postmodern Epic . Preaching the Gospel of Tolerance and Inclusiveness— and Choosing the Metanarrative of Love Part Three : The Allegorical Meaning CHAPTER SIX The Satirical Harry Potter .. The Allegorical ...
... CHAPTER FIVE Harry Potter as Postmodern Epic . Preaching the Gospel of Tolerance and Inclusiveness— and Choosing the Metanarrative of Love Part Three : The Allegorical Meaning CHAPTER SIX The Satirical Harry Potter .. The Allegorical ...
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... CHAPTER EIGHT The Magical Center of the Circle The Mythic Meaning of Harry's Hero's Journeys from Privet Drive to King's Cross CHAPTER NINE 197 Harry Potter as Alchemical Reading Magic .. .227 Shakespeare , Dickens , and the Artistry ...
... CHAPTER EIGHT The Magical Center of the Circle The Mythic Meaning of Harry's Hero's Journeys from Privet Drive to King's Cross CHAPTER NINE 197 Harry Potter as Alchemical Reading Magic .. .227 Shakespeare , Dickens , and the Artistry ...
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... chapter two ) , but Lewis and Tolkien , with whom Ms. Rowling has a bizarre love - hate rela- tionship , are obvious influences in a way Nabokov and Col- lette are not , and Jonathan Swift , whom Ms. Rowling hasn't mentioned , is a ...
... chapter two ) , but Lewis and Tolkien , with whom Ms. Rowling has a bizarre love - hate rela- tionship , are obvious influences in a way Nabokov and Col- lette are not , and Jonathan Swift , whom Ms. Rowling hasn't mentioned , is a ...
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... chapter ten . Next , I hope you'll take notes while you're reading of examples you think are better than the ones I chose or which contradict my thesis . I make the case that Ms. Rowling is only the most recent warrior in the centuries ...
... chapter ten . Next , I hope you'll take notes while you're reading of examples you think are better than the ones I chose or which contradict my thesis . I make the case that Ms. Rowling is only the most recent warrior in the centuries ...
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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