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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... character ) I. Title . PR6068.093Z676 2009 823'.914 - dc22 2009011708 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Most Berkley Books are available at special quantity discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions ...
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... characters in the fifteen novels without surviving parents or parents known to them, two novels featuring title characters with only one parent, and only Dickens's first book, The Pickwick Papers, an ad hoc collection of stories, does ...
... characters in the fifteen novels without surviving parents or parents known to them, two novels featuring title characters with only one parent, and only Dickens's first book, The Pickwick Papers, an ad hoc collection of stories, does ...
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... characters ' names . Her books are a gathering together of schoolboy stories , hero's journey epics , alchemical drama , manners - and - morals fic- tion , satire , gothic romance , detective mysteries , adventure tales , coming - of ...
... characters ' names . Her books are a gathering together of schoolboy stories , hero's journey epics , alchemical drama , manners - and - morals fic- tion , satire , gothic romance , detective mysteries , adventure tales , coming - of ...
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... character - driven books , and it's so important , therefore , that we see these characters fall in love , which is a necessary part of life.1 Ms. Rowling says her Harry Potter epic is " not really a detective novel , but it feels like ...
... character - driven books , and it's so important , therefore , that we see these characters fall in love , which is a necessary part of life.1 Ms. Rowling says her Harry Potter epic is " not really a detective novel , but it feels like ...
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... characters from the Edwardian minor gentry , a murder , a brilliant detective , stumbling policemen , and a drawing room finale in which the whodunit is resolved with an explanation of the hows and whys , not to mention a confrontation ...
... characters from the Edwardian minor gentry , a murder , a brilliant detective , stumbling policemen , and a drawing room finale in which the whodunit is resolved with an explanation of the hows and whys , not to mention a confrontation ...
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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