«Muggles, Monsters and Magicians» A Literary Analysis of the «Harry Potter» Series |
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| Author:
| Fenske, Claudia |
| Series title: | Kulturelle Identitaeten. Studien Zur Entwicklung der Europaeischen Kulturen der Neuzeit / Cultural Identities. Studies in Early Modern and Modern European Cultures Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-631-56661-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $82.95 |
Book Description:
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Harry 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...
More Description Harry 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.