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J.K. Rowling : Harry Potter

Title
  1. J.K. Rowling : Harry Potter / edited by Cynthia J. Hallett & Peggy J. Huey.
Published by
  1. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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Additional authors
  1. Hallett, Cynthia J., 1947-
  2. Huey, Peggy J., 1951-
Description
  1. xii, 206 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
  1. "This vibrant and timely collection of brand new essays explores the complete Harry Potter series. The volume presents a variety of critical essays by a range of scholars, providing students with much needed guidance on how to approach these immensely popular texts and films, and how to tackle the complex concepts found within Rowling's world"--
Series statement
  1. New casebooks
Uniform title
  1. New casebooks (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subject
  1. Children's stories, English > History and criticism
  2. JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections
  3. Wizards in literature
  4. LITERARY COLLECTIONS / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
  5. Magic in literature
  6. Children > Books and reading > English-speaking countries
  7. Fantasy fiction, English > History and criticism
  8. Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)
  9. Rowling, J. K > Characters > Harry Potter
  10. LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's Literature
  11. Rowling, J. K > Criticism and interpretation
Contents
  1. Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction; C.Hallett and P.Huey -- A Fairy Tale Crew? Rowling's Characters Under Scrutiny; A.Klaus -- The Way of the Wizarding World: Harry Potter and the Magical Bildungsroman; R.T.Talley, Jr. -- Bewitching, Abject, Uncanny: Other Spaces in the Harry Potter Films; F.Pheasant-Kelly -- Free Will and Determinism: A 'Compatibilist' Reading of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series; C.M.Fouque -- Dumbledore's Ethos of Love in Harry Potter; L.Guanio-Uluru -- Harry Potter and the Origins of the Occult; E.McAvan -- Wizard's Justice and Elf Liberation; M.Schulzke -- What It Means To Be A Half-Blood: Integrity Versus Fragmentation in Biracial Identity; T.Stockslager -- Magic, Medicine and Harry Potter; C.Partin -- Glorious Food? The Literary and Culinary Heritage of the Harry Potter Series; S.Harris -- Harry Potter and the Myriad Mothers: The Maternal Figure as Lioness, Witch and Wardrobe; R.Weaver and K.McMahon-Coleman -- 'I knew a girl once, whose hair...': Dumbledore and the Closet; J.Daems -- 'Neither can live while the other survives': Harry Potter and the Extratextual (After)life of J.K. Rowling; P.Ingleton -- Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.
Call number
  1. JFD 13-250
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title
  1. J.K. Rowling : Harry Potter / edited by Cynthia J. Hallett & Peggy J. Huey.
Imprint
  1. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Series
  1. New casebooks
  2. New casebooks (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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  1. Cover image
Added author
  1. Hallett, Cynthia J., 1947-
  2. Huey, Peggy J., 1951-
LCCN
  1. 2012032193
Other standard identifier
  1. 40021683088
ISBN
  1. 9780230008496 (hbk.)
  2. 0230008496 (hbk.)
  3. 9780230008502 (pbk.)
  4. 023000850X (pbk.)
Research call number
  1. JFD 13-250
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