Harry Potter's bookshelf
Subtitle: the great books behind the Hogwarts adventures
By: John Granger.
Edition: Berkley trade pbk. ed.
Publisher: Berkley Books; Berkley Trade
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9780425229798
Subjects: Rowling, J. K. -- Knowledge -- Literature; Rowling, J. K. -- Sources; Rowling, J. K. -- Themes, motives; Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Narrative drive and genre : why we keep turning the pages; title: Pride and prejudice with wands : how Jane Austen haunts the heart and soul of Rowling's artistry; title: Setting, the familiar stage and scenery props of the drama : Harry Potter as a boarding school story in the tradition of Tom Brown's schooldays; title: Gothic romance : the spooky atmosphere formula from Transylvania : Harry Potter as an echo of the Bronte sisters, Frankenstein, The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and Dracula; title: Harry Potter as postmodern epic : preaching the gospel of tolerance and inclusiveness; title: and choosing the metanarrative of love; title: The satirical Harry Potter : the allegorical journey Harry takes with Gulliver into Plato's cave in order to make a point in mockery about government and news media; title: Harry Potter as an Everyman allegory : Harry, Hogwarts, and company as medieval types for reader reflection and edification; title: The magical center of the circle : the mythic meaning of Harry's hero's journeys from Privet Drive to King's Cross; title: Harry Potter as alchemical reading magic : Shakespeare, Dickens, and the artistry changing readers' hearts from lead to gold; title: The secret of the mirror and the seeing eye : Ms. Rowling's debt to the subversive fantasy writers of the English tradition.