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Titolo |
The ivory tower and Harry Potter : perspectives on a literary phenomenon / / Lana A. Whited, editor |
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Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, 2002 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Children - Books and reading - English-speaking countries |
Children's stories, English - History and criticism |
Fantasy fiction, English - History and criticism |
Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) |
Wizards in literature |
Magic in literature |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-389) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction Harry Potter -- I Harry's Cousins in the Magical Realm -- Harry Potter and the Secret Password -- The Education of a Wizard -- II Harry's Roots in Epic, Myth, and Folklore -- In Medias Res -- Of Magicals and Muggles -- Harry Potter -- III Harry's Other Literary Relatives -- Harry Potter and the Extraordinariness of the Ordinary -- Harry Potter, Tom Brown, and the British School Story -- IV Greater than Gold in Gringotts -- Crowning the King -- What Would Harry Do? -- V Gender Issues and Harry Potter -- Hermione Granger and the Heritage of Gender -- Locating Harry Potter in the "Boys' Book" Market -- VI Harry's Language -- You Say "Jelly," I Say "Jell-O"? -- Harry Potter and the Tower of Babel -- VII Commodity and Culture in the World of Harry Potter -- Specters of Thatcherism -- Harry Potter and the Technology of Magic -- Apprentice Wizards Welcome -- About the Contributors -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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