Critical Contexts. âContemporaryâ Is Not âModernâ: The Harry Potter Series as a. Sampler of Western Literature, M. Katherine Grimes. 27. A Survey of the Critical ...
Contents About This Volume, M. Katherine Grimes & Lana A. Whited
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The Book and Author On J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series, M. Katherine Grimes The Sustaining Power of Imagination: Biography of J. K. Rowling, Laurie Adams
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Critical Contexts “Contemporary” Is Not “Modern”: The Harry Potter Series as a Sampler of Western Literature, M. Katherine Grimes
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A Survey of the Critical Reception of the Harry Potter Series, Lana A. Whited
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The Once and Future Wizard: Arthurian (and anti-Arthurian) Themes in the Harry Potter Series, Danny Adams
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Moral Ambiguity in Authority Figures in The Hunger Games, Divergent, and the Harry Potter Series, Crystal Wilkins
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Critical Readings Mums Are Good: Harry Potter and the Traditional Depictions of Women, Jeanne Hoeker LaHaie
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Rock Cakes and Reciprocity: Food and the Male Performance of Nurturing in Harry Potter, Danielle Bienvenue Bray
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Mentoring in the Wizarding World: Dumbledore and His Literary Ancestors, Christina Vourcos
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Disillusionment: Political Reality in the Muggle and Wizarding Worlds of Harry Potter, Todd Ide
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Morals vs. Christianity: How Harry Potter Goes Beyond Goodness to Godliness, Jenn Coletta
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J. K. Rowling: Author(ing) Celebrity, Saradindu Bhattacharya
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Growing Up with Harry Potter: What Motivated Youth to Read the Harry Potter Series?, Colette Drouillard
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“Splinched”: The Problem of Disability in the Harry Potter Series, Leigh A. Neithardt
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Harry Potter and the Chronotope: Suggestive Possibilities for Theoretical Engagement, Margaret Zeegers
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From Sorcerer’s Stone to Deathly Hallows: The Failed Quest for Immortality in the Harry Potter Series, Lana A. Whited
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Resources Chronology of J. K. Rowling’s Life Works by J. K. Rowling Bibliography About the Editors Contributors Index
