The subversive Harry Potter
Subtitle: adolescent rebellion and containment in the J.K. Rowling novels
By: Vandana Saxena
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786466740
Subjects: English Fantasy fiction; Adolescence in literature; Criticism and interpretation; Harry Potter (Fictitious character); History and criticism
Description: "This detailed study of Harry Potter explores the limits of the formulaic structure of adolescent fantasy fiction like that of Rowling's and also examines the impulse of exploration, subversion, and resistance contained within the formula. Within the co-existing networks of subversion and containment in the narrative, young adult fantasy becomes an embodiment of the experience of adolescence"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.