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Harry Potter's bookshelf the great books behind the Hogwarts adventures

Granger, John 1961- (Author).

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ISBN: 9781101129777 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1101129778 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781101133132 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1101133139 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781101132296 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 1101132299 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
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xviii, 315 p. ; 21 cm.
Edition: Berkley trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: New York : Berkley Books, c2009.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-315).
Formatted Contents Note:	Narrative drive and genre : why we keep turning the pages -- Pride and prejudice with wands : how Jane Austen haunts the heart and soul of Rowling's artistry -- Setting, the familiar stage and scenery props of the drama : Harry Potter as a boarding school story in the tradition of Tom Brown's schooldays -- Gothic romance : the spooky atmosphere formula from Transylvania : Harry Potter as an echo of the Bronte sisters, Frankenstein, The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Dracula -- Harry Potter as postmodern epic : preaching the gospel of tolerance and inclusiveness--and choosing the metanarrative of love -- The satirical Harry Potter : the allegorical journey Harry takes with Gulliver into Plato's cave in order to make a point in mockery about government and news media -- Harry Potter as an Everyman allegory : Harry, Hogwarts, and company as medieval types for reader reflection and edification -- The magical center of the circle : the mythic meaning of Harry's hero's journeys from Privet Drive to King's Cross -- Harry Potter as alchemical reading magic : Shakespeare, Dickens, and the artistry changing readers' hearts from lead to gold -- The secret of the mirror and the seeing eye : Ms. Rowling's debt to the subversive fantasy writers of the English tradition.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. New York : Penguin USA, Inc., 2009. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 3066 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 484 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 595 KB).