{"product_id":"literary-allusion-in-harry-potter-9781138284678","title":"Literary Allusion in Harry Potter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Allusion in Harry Potter \u003c\/em\u003ebuilds on the world-wide enthusiasm for J. K. Rowlingâs series in order to introduce its readers to some of the great works of literature on which Rowling draws. \u003cem\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/em\u003eâs narrative techniques are rooted in the western literary tradition and its allusiveness provides insight into Rowlingâs fictional world. Each chapter of \u003cem\u003eLiterary Allusion in Harry Potter \u003c\/em\u003econsists of an in-depth discussion of the intersection between \u003cem\u003eHarry Potter \u003c\/em\u003eand a canonical literary work, such as the plays of Shakespeare, the poetry of Homer, Ovid, the \u003cem\u003eGawain\u003c\/em\u003e-poet, Chaucer, Milton and Tennyson, and the novels of Austen, Hardy and Dickens. This approach aims to transform the readerâs understanding of Rowlingâs literary achievement as well as to encourage the discovery of works with which they may be less familiar. The aim of this book is to delight \u003cem\u003ePotter\u003c\/em\u003e fans with a new perspective on their favourite books while harnessing that enthusiasm to increase their wider appreciation of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beatrice Groves, in her Literary Allusion in Harry Potter (2017), offers a fascinating account of the cultural logic of allusion... there are other books in the books we read. We needed Beatrice Groves to say that with such beauty and clarity. This is a rare book of literary criticism that one is happy to read, and recommend.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBijay K. Danta, The Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics (2019) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Literary Allusion in Harry Potter \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eis a thoughtful monograph that draws attention to the intertextual connections within the Western literary tradition… [with] fascinating insights into the series… this book is a must-read for fans and scholars of Harry Potter who are interested in how the series is engaged in conversations with other texts and with Rowling's own personal experiences… \u003cem\u003eLiterary Allusion in Harry Potter\u003c\/em\u003e is designed to help readers see the series in a new light and to encourage them to discover or rediscover connections between Rowling's epic and classic works.\"\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichele D. Castleman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature Association Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003e(2018)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[\u003cem\u003eLiterary Allusion in Harry Potter\u003c\/em\u003e] wears its undoubted scholarship lightly, and offers both the interested and the academic reader much to ponder. The use of excerpts from interviews by Rowling is a particularly effective way to bring the discussion of the relationship between canonical texts, the author and her novels into the world of the engaged reader… [Dr Groves'] reputation and scholarship bring academic heft to the project, while her generally lucid writing style points it in the direction of its intended market.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlison Jack,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe University of Edinburgh, UK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[\u003cem\u003eLiterary Allusion in Harry Potter\u003c\/em\u003e] works on a number of levels, allowing a sixthformer a first introduction to Rowling’s literary forebears, or a university student to uncover the multiple layers of their childhood favourite – and indeed to have something of an insight into the study of literary allusion itself. And for general readers, it provides a light-footed, but sure, guide to a world of classic literature which Rowling freely draws upon.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFelicity James, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUniversity of Leicester, UK.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJane Austen: Rowling’s favourite author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarry Potter, Homer and storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaming in \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e: Plato, Shakespeare and Ovid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRowling’s medieval Hallows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Temptation in the Desert and the Harrowing of Hell: \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, mystery plays and Milton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarry Potter and Shakespeare: comedy and other genres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Memoriam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove wins: \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter, \u003c\/i\u003ePetrarch, Shakespeare and Hardy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019474633047,"sku":"9781138284678","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138284678.jpg?v=1750780382","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/literary-allusion-in-harry-potter-9781138284678","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}