Name: Harry Potter's Bookshelf
ISBN: 9780425229798

John Granger

Describes how the Harry Potter books fit into the English literary tradition, discussing how aspects of the books are similar to such works as "Pride and Prejudice," "Tom Brown's Schooldays," and "Everyman."

The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures

Harry Potter's Bookshelf

Ryan LaFerney

John Granger examines the great books and authors that shaped the Harry Potter series in this literary analysis of Potter mania. It is a well researched, and well informed look, particularly at the genres and literary techniques J.K. Rowling has utilized to create the wizarding world of Harry Potter. Granger focuses on four levels of meaning within Rowlings text (the surface meaning, the moral meaning, the allegorical meaning, and the anagogical meaning) while examining how Rowling combines the best of the hero's journey, mystery, schoolboy fiction, Gothic fiction, postmodern morality, and Christian fantasy to cast her spell. This made for a fascinating read and really adds more to rereading the series.

Harry Potter's Bookshelf The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures

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