The riddles of Harry Potter : secret passages and interpretive quests /
Weiss, Shira Wolosky,1954-
New York, N.Y. ; Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The magic of Harry Potter: ordinary worlds and magic ones; dursleys and weasleys; word riddles; magic figures -- Double meanings: inside and outside; the world at war; the other ministry; horcruxes -- Well-spotted: plots and reversals; backwards; forwards; interpretive quests -- The turns of time: memory, prediction, prophecy; memory; prediction; the prophecy -- Seen and unforeseen -- Mirror images: reflecting characters; fathers and families; the secret riddle; double agent -- Moral fables: the elder wand; love or power; the prophecy again; possession; moral choices; the invisibility cloak -- Rebirth: the resurrection stone; horcruxes or hallows; mothers; rebirth; ordinary magic -- Appendix: discussion topics. Topic 1. Harry Potter and fairy tales; Topic 2: Harry Potter and psychological interpretation; Topic 3: Allegory and literary tradition; Topic 4: history, ideology, culture studies; Topic 5: ethical engagements; Topic 6: hermeneutics.
Rowling, J. K.
Rowling, J. K.
Children's stories, English
Fantasy fiction, English
Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)
Riddles in literature.
Magic in literature.