Description
Book SynopsisHarry Potter’s global triumph is without precedent. Economically it is the most successful children’s book ever published and at the same time it has become the most widely discussed text for young adults. Why is this so? What does the text offer to its readers?
Muggles, Monsters and Magicians deals with these issues and answers these questions. On the basis of a carefully conducted text-based analysis of the whole series it argues that, from a purely literary point of view, Pottermania is not entirely comprehensible. It identifies Rowling’s narrative techniques, explains the world view underlying this series and links it to the literary genres of children’s and fantastic literature.
Table of ContentsContents: The Worldwide Triumph of
Harry Potter – The Narrative Structure of
Harry Potter – Narrative Space – Characters – The Ideology of
Harry Potter –
Harry Potter in the Context of Fantasy Literature –
Harry Potter in Context of Children’s and Young Adult Literature.
