The ivory tower and Harry Potter : perspectives on a literary phenomenon / / Lana A. Whited, editor

• Pubblicazione: Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: x, 408 p
• Disciplina: 823/.914
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Altri autori: WhitedLana A. <1958->
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-389) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The ivory tower and Harry Potter
• ISBN: 0-8262-6330-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822774003321
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