Critical perspectives on Harry Potter [electronic resource]
Enlarge text Shrink text- Book
This thoroughly revised edition includes updated essays on cultural themes and literary analysis, and its new essays analyze the full scope of the seven-book series as both pop cultural phenomenon and as a set of literary texts. Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter, Second Edition draws on a wider range of intellectual traditions to explore the texts, including moral-theological analysis, psychoanalytic perspectives, and philosophy of technology. The Harry Potter novels engage the social, cultural, and psychological preoccupations of our times, and Critical Perspectives on Har
Title |
Critical perspectives on Harry Potter [electronic resource] / edited by Elizabeth E. Heilman. |
---|---|
Edition |
2nd ed. |
Publisher |
New York : Routledge |
Creation Date |
2009 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
Content |
Book Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Fostering Insight Through Multiple Critical Perspectives Part I Perspectives on Identity and Morality Chapter One Controversial Content: Is Harry Potter Harmful to Children? Chapter Two Harry Potter and Christian Theology Chapter Three Harry Potter's World as a Morality Tale of Technology and Media Chapter Four Is Desire Beneficial or Harmful in the Harry Potter Series? Chapter Five The Great Snape Debate Part II Critical and Sociological Perspectives Chapter Six Schooling Harry Potter: Teachers and Learning, Power and KnowledgeChapter Seven Comedy, Quest, and Community: Home and Family in Harry Potter Chapter Eight From Sexist to (sort-of) Feminist: Representations of Gender in the Harry Potter Series Chapter Nine Monsters, Creatures, and Pets at Hogwarts: Animal Stewardship in the World of Harry Potter Chapter Ten Harry Potter, the War against Evil, and the Melodramatization of Public Culture Part III Literacy Elements and Interpretations Chapter Eleven Playing the Genre Game: Generic Fusions of the Harry Potter Series Chapter Twelve Harry Potter and the Secrets of Children's LiteratureChapter Thirteen Harry Potter and the Horrors of the Oresteia Chapter Fourteen Philosopher's Stone to Resurrection Stone: Narrative Transformations and Intersecting Cultures across the Harry Potter Series Part IV Cultural Studies and Media Perspectives Chapter Fifteen Lost in Translation?: Harry Potter, from Page to Screen Chapter Sixteen The Migration of Media: Harry Potter in Print and Pixels Chapter Seventeen Writing Harry's World: Children Co-authoring Hogwarts Chapter Eighteen Pottermania: Good, Clean Fun or Cultural Hegemony?Contributors Index |
Extent |
1 online resource (367 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997012410569205171 |
MARC RECORDS
Tags
- Rowling, J. K. Characters Harry Potter.
- Rowling, J. K. Criticism and interpretation.
- Luolin, J. K.
- Rāoliṃ, Je. Ke.
- Raʼu-liṅ, J. K.
- Roling, Dz︠h︡. K.
- Roling, G'e. Ḳe
- Roliṅga, Je. Ke.
- Rouling, Dzh. K.
- Rowling, Jo
- Rowling, Joanne K.
- Rowlingová, Joanne K.
- Роулинг, Дж. К.
- Ролинг, Дж. К.
- Ролінґ, Дж. К.
- Rouling, Dzsh. Ḳ.
- רולינג, ג׳י. קי
- רולינג, ג׳יי. קיי
- رولينج ، ج.ك
- رولينج، چ. ك.
- 罗琳, J. K.
- ראולינג, דזש. ק.
- Children Books and reading English-speaking countries.
- Children's stories, English History and criticism.
- Fantasy fiction, English History and criticism.
- Magic in literature.
- Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)
- Wizards in literature.
Have more information? Found a mistake?