The riddles of Harry Potter
Subtitle: secret passages and interpretive quests
By: Shira Wolosky
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780230109292
Subjects: English Fantasy fiction; Children's stories, English; Harry Potter; Magic in literature; History and criticism; Criticism and interpretation; Riddles in literature; Characters; Harry Potter (Fictitious character)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The magic of Harry Potter: ordinary worlds and magic ones; dursleys and weasleys; word riddles; magic figures; title: Double meanings: inside and outside; the world at war; the other ministry; horcruxes; title: Well-spotted: plots and reversals; backwards; forwards; interpretive quests; title: The turns of time: memory, prediction, prophecy; memory; prediction; the prophecy; title: Seen and unforeseen; title: Mirror images: reflecting characters; fathers and families; the secret riddle; double agent; title: Moral fables: the elder wand; love or power; the prophecy again; possession; moral choices; the invisibility cloak; title: Rebirth: the resurrection stone; horcruxes or hallows; mothers; rebirth; ordinary magic; title: 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.