{"product_id":"the-alchemical-harry-potter-9781476681344","title":"The Alchemical Harry Potter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   When Harry Potter first boards the Hogwarts Express, he journeys to a world which Rowling says has alchemy as its internal logic. The Philosopher''s Stone, known for its power to transform base metals into gold and to give immortality to its maker, is the subject of the conflict between Harry and Voldemort in the first book of the series. But alchemy is not about money or eternal life, it is much more about the transformations of desire, of power and of people--through love.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Harry''s equally remarkable and ordinary power to love leads to his desire to find but not use the Philosopher''s Stone at the start of the series and his wish to end the destructive power of the Elder Wand at the end. This collection of essays on alchemical symbolism and transformations in Rowling''s series demonstrates how Harry''s work with magical objects, people, and creatures transfigure desire, power, and identity. As Harry''s leaden existence on Privet Drive is transformed in the company of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tix\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\txi\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t1\u003cbr\u003eI—The Resurrection Stone and the Transfiguration of Desire\u003cbr\u003eWhy I Read Harry Potter Books Again and Again\u003cbr\u003eSophia Imafuji, age 8\t28\u003cbr\u003eThe Literary Alchemy of J.K. Rowling\u003cbr\u003eJohn Granger\t30\u003cbr\u003eHarry Potter and the Transfiguration of Desire\u003cbr\u003eAnne ­Parker-Perkola\t46\u003cbr\u003e­Re-Reading Harry Potter, ­Re-Creating Ourselves: Harry Potter as Resurrection Stone\t\u003cbr\u003eIsaac Willis\t63\u003cbr\u003eOut from the Shadows into the Light: Persona and Shadow in Harry Potter\u003cbr\u003eAlicia L. Skipper and Kate Fulton\t79\u003cbr\u003eAn ­Anti-Oedipal Reading of Harry Potter and Alchemy\u003cbr\u003eRobert Tindol\t97\u003cbr\u003eII—The Elder Wand and the Transfiguration of Power\u003cbr\u003eMy Harry Potter Journey\u003cbr\u003eElla Victoria Greer, age 13\t116\u003cbr\u003eThe Missing Element: The Alchemy Experiment Inside the Chamber of Secrets\u003cbr\u003eS.P. Şipal\t118\u003cbr\u003eOn the Transmutation of Voldemort's Love of Power into Harry Potter's Power of Love\u003cbr\u003eLawrence W. Farris\t140\u003cbr\u003eAuror Magic: An Almost Alchemical Process\u003cbr\u003eLorrie Kim\t156\u003cbr\u003eTapping on Just Another Brick in the Wall\u003cbr\u003eSean Paulsgrove\t168\u003cbr\u003eIII—The Cloak of Invisibility and the Transfiguration of Self and Community\u003cbr\u003eAnd All Was Well\u003cbr\u003eTamyra Dixon-Rankin, Deputy Headmistress, Dumbledore's Academy\t188\u003cbr\u003eThe Snitch, the Stone, and the Sword: Harry Potter the Alchemical Seeker\u003cbr\u003eB.L. Purdom\t190\u003cbr\u003eAlchemy as a Metaphor for Learning\u003cbr\u003eMary Pyle\t209\u003cbr\u003eHarry Potter and the Root of All Evil\u003cbr\u003eCharles M. Rupert\t225\u003cbr\u003eSoul Making and Soul Splitting: Alchemy of the Soul in Harry Potter\u003cbr\u003eJulie Loveland Swanstrom\t244\u003cbr\u003eRuddy Stargazers: Centaurs, Philosophers, and a Life Worth Living\u003cbr\u003eAnne J. Mamary\t265\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Friendship Hallowed, Pure, and ­Ever-Present\t287\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors\t291\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t295\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040476627287,"sku":"9781476681344","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476681344.jpg?v=1750946874","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-alchemical-harry-potter-9781476681344","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}