The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon / Edition 1

The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon / Edition 1

by Lana A. Whited
ISBN-10:
0826215491
ISBN-13:
9780826215499
Pub. Date:
07/22/2004
Publisher:
University of Missouri Press
ISBN-10:
0826215491
ISBN-13:
9780826215499
Pub. Date:
07/22/2004
Publisher:
University of Missouri Press
The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon / Edition 1

The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon / Edition 1

by Lana A. Whited

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Overview

Now available in paper, The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter is the first book-length analysis of J. K. Rowling's work from a broad range of perspectives within literature, folklore, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. A significant portion of the book explores the Harry Potter series' literary ancestors, including magic and fantasy works by Ursula K. LeGuin, Monica Furlong, Jill Murphy, and others, as well as previous works about the British boarding school experience. Other chapters explore the moral and ethical dimensions of Harry's world, including objections to the series raised within some religious circles. In her new epilogue, Lana A. Whited brings this volume up to date by covering Rowling's latest book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780826215499
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Publication date: 07/22/2004
Edition description: 1
Pages: 424
Product dimensions: 6.13(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author


Lana A. Whited is Professor of English at Ferrum College in Virginia and a DuPont Instructional Technology Center Fellow.

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