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Harry Potter and beyond : on J. K. Rowling's fantasies and other fictions / Tison Pugh.
Van Pelt Library PR6068.O93 Z6858 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pugh, Tison, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter series.
- Rowling, J. K.
- Rowling, J. K--Criticism and interpretation.
- Harry Potter series (Rowling, J. K.).
- Children's stories, English--History and criticism.
- Children's stories, English.
- Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism.
- Fantasy fiction, English.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 152 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "Harry Potter and Beyond explores J. K.Rowling's beloved best-selling series and its virtuoso reimagining of British literary traditions. Weaving together elements of fantasy, the school-story novel, detective fiction, allegory, and bildungsroman, the Harry Potter novels evade simplistic categorization as children's or fantasy literature. Along with the seven foundational novels of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and Beyond assesses the extraordinary range of supplementary material concerning the young wizard and his allies, including the films of the books, the subsequent film series, and a range of other Potter-inspired narratives. Beyond the world of Potter, Pugh surveys Rowling's literary fiction The Casual Vacancy and her detective series featuring Cormoran Strike, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Through this comprehensive overview of Rowling's body of work, Pugh reveals the vast web of connections between yesteryear's stories and Rowling's vivid creations"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 The Fantasy Foundations of the Harry Potter Novels p. 20
- 2 Hogwarts and the School Story Tradition p. 36
- 3 Harry Potter's Adolescence and the Bildungsroman Tradition p. 50
- 4 The Mysteries of Hogwarts p. 63
- 5 Rowling's Allegories of Good and Evil p. 72
- 6 The Evolving Harry Potter Canon p. 84
- 7 Out of the Wizarding World: The Casual Vacancy and the Robert Galbraith Murder Mysteries p. 107.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Pugh, Tison, Harry Potter and beyond
- ISBN:
- 9781643360867
- 1643360868
- 9781643360874
- 1643360876
- OCLC:
- 1129459489
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