The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon
by Lana A. Whited (Editor)
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Publisher description: Now available in paper, The Ivory Tower and Harry Pottter 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 show more 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. show lessTags
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Lana A. Whited is a professor of English and director of the Boone Honors Program at Ferrum College, Ferrum, Virginia. She has edited two volumes of essays on the Harry Potter series and one on the Hunger Games trilogy.
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