Reading Harry Potter : critical essays / edited by Giselle Liza Anatol.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anatol, Giselle Liza, 1970-

Series:

Contributions to the study of popular culture 0198-9871 ; no. 78.

Contributions to the study of popular culture, 0198-9871 ; no. 78

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rowling, J. K--Criticism and interpretation.

Rowling, J. K.

Harry Potter.

Children--Books and reading--English-speaking countries.

Children.

Children--Books and reading.

Criticism and interpretation.

English-speaking countries.

Children's stories, English--History and criticism.

Children's stories, English.

Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism.

Fantasy fiction, English.

Rowling, J. K--Characters--Harry Potter.

Potter, Harry (Fictitious character).

Potter, Harry.

Wizards in literature.

Magic in literature.

Physical Description:

xxv, 217 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Summary:

The tropes and themes of J. K. Rowling's massively popular series are interpreted within the context of its audience.

Contents:

I. Reading Harry Potter through Theories of Child Development

1. Archetypes and the Unconscious in Harry Potter and Diana Wynne Jones's Fire and Hemlock and Dogsbody / Alice Mills 3

2. Harry Potter and the Magical Looking Glass: Reading the Secret Life of the Preadolescent / Lisa Damour 15

3. Harry Potter and the Acquisition of Knowledge / Lisa Hopkins 25

4. Safe as Houses: Sorting and School Houses at Hogwarts / Chantel Lavoie 35

5. Harry and Hierarchy: Book Banning as a Reaction to the Subversion of Authority / Rebecca Stephens 51

II. Literary Influences and Historical Contexts

6. Harry Potter's Schooldays: J. K. Rowling and the British Boarding School Novel / Karen Manners Smith 69

7. Accepting Mudbloods: The Ambivalent Social Vision of J. K. Rowling's Fairy Tales / Elaine Ostry 89

8. Hermione and the House-Elves: The Literary and Historical Contexts of J. K. Rowling's Antislavery Campaign / Brycchan Carey 103

9. Flying Cars, Floo Powder, and Flaming Torches: The Hi-Tech, Low-Tech World of Wizardry / Margaret J. Oakes 117

III. Morality and Social Values: Issues of Power

10. Cruel Heroes and Treacherous Texts: Educating the Reader in Moral Complexity and Critical Reading in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter Books / Veronica L. Schanoes 131

11. Harry Potter and the Rule of Law: The Central Weakness of Legal Concepts in the Wizard World / Susan Hall 147

12. The Fallen Empire: Exploring Ethnic Otherness in the World of Harry Potter / Giselle Liza Anatol 163

13. Class and Socioeconomic Identity in Harry Potter's England / Julia Park 179

14. Cinderfella: J. K. Rowling's Wily Web of Gender / Ximena Gallardo-C., C. Jason Smith 191.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0313320675

OCLC:

50774592