Muggles, Monsters and Magicians: A Literary Analysis of the Harry Potter Series (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783631566619)

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.

Author: Sonja Fielitz, Claudia Fenske
ISBN-10: 3631566611
ISBN-13: 9783631566619
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Language: English
Published: 06/26/2008
Pages: 471
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.98d