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Harry Potter And The Classical World
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Book Synopsis Harry Potter and the Classical World by : Richard A. Spencer
Download or read book Harry Potter and the Classical World written by Richard A. Spencer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J.K. Rowling has drawn deeply from classical sources to inform and color her Harry Potter novels, with allusions ranging from the obvious to the obscure. "Fluffy," the vicious three-headed dog in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is clearly a repackaging of Cerberus, the hellhound of Greek and Roman mythology. But the significance of Rowling's quotation from Aeschylus at the front of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a matter of speculation. Her use of classical material is often presented with irony and humor. This extensive analysis of the Harry Potter series examines Rowling's wide range of allusion to classical characters and themes and her varied use of classical languages. Chapters discuss Harry and Narcissus, Dumbledore's many classical predecessors, Lord Voldemort's likeness to mythical figures, and magic in Harry Potter and classical antiquity--among many topics.
Book Synopsis Topologies of the Classical World in Children's Fiction by : Claudia Nelson
Download or read book Topologies of the Classical World in Children's Fiction written by Claudia Nelson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Rudyard Kipling and Edith Nesbit and concluding with best-selling series still ongoing at the time of writing, this volume examines works of twentieth- and twenty-first-century children's literature that incorporate character types, settings, and narratives derived from the Greco-Roman past. Drawing on a cognitive poetics approach to reception studies, it argues that authors typically employ a limited and powerful set of spatial metaphors - palimpsest, map, and fractal - to organize the classical past for preteen and adolescent readers. Palimpsest texts see the past as a collection of strata in which each new era forms a layer superimposed upon a foundation laid earlier; map texts use the metaphor of the mappable journey to represent a protagonist's process of maturing while gaining knowledge of the self and/or the world; fractal texts, in which small parts of the narrative are thematically identical to the whole, present the past in a way that implies that history is infinitely repeatable. While a given text may embrace multiple metaphors in presenting the past, associations between dominant metaphors, genre, and outlook emerge from the case studies examined in each chapter, revealing remarkable thematic continuities in how the past is represented and how agency is attributed to protagonists: each model, it is suggested, uses the classical past to urge and thus perhaps to develop a particular approach to life.
Book Synopsis Classical Reception and Children's Literature by : Owen Hodkinson
Download or read book Classical Reception and Children's Literature written by Owen Hodkinson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reception studies have transformed the classics. Many more literary and cultural texts are now regarded as 'valid' for classical study. And within this process of widening, children's literature has in its turn emerged as being increasingly important. Books written for children now comprise one of the largest and most prominent bodies of texts to engage with the classical world, with an audience that constantly changes as it grows up. This innovative volume wrestles with that very characteristic of change which is so fundamental to children's literature, showing how significant the classics, as well as classically-inspired fiction and verse, have been in tackling the adolescent challenges posed by metamorphosis. Chapters address such themes as the use made by C S Lewis, in The Horse and his Boy, of Apuleius' The Golden Ass; how Ovidian myth frames the Narnia stories; classical 'nonsense' in Edward Lear; Pan as a powerful symbol of change in children's literature, for instance in The Wind in the Willows; the transformative power of the Orpheus myth; and how works for children have handled the teaching of the classics.
Book Synopsis Our Mythical Childhood... The Classics and Literature for Children and Young Adults by :
Download or read book Our Mythical Childhood... The Classics and Literature for Children and Young Adults written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Classics and Children's Literature between West and East a team of contributors from different continents offers a survey of the reception of Classical Antiquity in children’s and young adults’ literature by applying regional perspectives.
Book Synopsis Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy by : Brett M. Rogers
Download or read book Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy written by Brett M. Rogers and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-12-26 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical Traditions in Modern Fantasy is the first collection of essays in English focusing on how fantasy draws deeply on ancient Greek and Roman mythology, philosophy, literature, history, art, and cult practice. Presenting fifteen all-new essays intended for both scholars and other readers of fantasy, this volume explores many of the most significant examples of the modern genre-including the works of H. P. Lovecraft, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones series, and more-in relation to important ancient texts such as Aeschylus' Oresteia, Aristotle's Poetics, Virgil's Aeneid, and Apuleius' The Golden Ass. These varied studies raise fascinating questions about genre, literary and artistic histories, and the suspension of disbelief required not only of readers of fantasy but also of students of antiquity. Ranging from harpies to hobbits, from Cyclopes to Cthulhu, and all manner of monster and myth in-between, this comparative study of Classics and fantasy reveals deep similarities between ancient and modern ways of imagining the world. Although antiquity and the present day differ in many ways, at its base, ancient literature resonates deeply with modern fantasy's image of worlds in flux and bodies in motion.
Book Synopsis The Ivory Tower, Harry Potter, and Beyond by : Lana A. Whited
Download or read book The Ivory Tower, Harry Potter, and Beyond written by Lana A. Whited and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2024-02-26 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her follow-up to The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter, Lana A. Whited has compiled a new collection of essays analyzing the books, films, and other media by J. K. Rowling. This includes pieces on the Harry Potter books and movies, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (films), The Cursed Child (play), as well as her writing outside the wizarding universe, such as The Ickabog, The Casual Vacancy, and the Cormoran Strike series. Many of the chapters explore works that influenced the Harry Potter series, including Classical epic, Shakespearian comedy and tragedy, and Arthurian myth. In addition to literary comparison, the volume delves into topics like political authoritarianism, distrust of the media, racial and social justice, and developments in fandom. It’s fair to say that much has changed in regard to Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling scholarship in the twenty years since the first volume’s publication. While it was once considered a universally beloved book series, the relationship between HP and its fans has grown more complicated in recent years. As its readers have grown older and Rowling’s reputation has wavered in the public eye, Whited and her contributors consider the complicated legacy of Harry Potter and its author and explore how the series will evolve in the next twenty years.
Book Synopsis Classical Civilisation for the AQA Specification by :
Download or read book Classical Civilisation for the AQA Specification written by and published by Rhinegold Publishing Ltd. This book was released on with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Euripides, Freud, and the Romance of Belonging by : Victoria Pedrick
Download or read book Euripides, Freud, and the Romance of Belonging written by Victoria Pedrick and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-07-16 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freud's interpretation of the ancient legend of Oedipus—as formulated in Sophocles' tragic drama—is among the most widely known concepts of psychoanalysis. Euripides' Ion, however, presents a more complex version of the development of personal identity. Here, the discovery of family origins is a process in which parent and child both take part as distinct agents driven by their own impulses of violence and desire. Euripides, Freud, and the Romance of Belonging studies the construction of identity and the origins of the primal trauma in two texts, the Ion and Freud’s case history of the Wolf Man. Victoria Pedrick challenges the conventional psychoanalytic theory of the development of the individual within the family, presenting instead a richer and more complex economy of exchange between the parent and the child. She provides a new perspective on Freud's appropriation of ancient texts and moves beyond the familiar reunion in Oedipus to the more nuanced scene of abandonment present in Ion. Her parallel investigation of these texts suggests that contemporary culture remains preoccupied by the problems of the past in the determination of identity. Pedrick's fresh perspectives on both texts as well as on their relationship to each other shed new light on two foundational moments in the intellectual development of the West: Greek tragedy and Freudian psychoanalysis.
Book Synopsis The Greek Mythology in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by : Patrizia Hannemann
Download or read book The Greek Mythology in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" written by Patrizia Hannemann and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2015-04-09 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-University Paper from the year 2015 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1, , language: English, abstract: This paper should primarily deal with the Greek mythology that occurs in the final book of the Harry Potter series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, written by Joanne K. Rowling. It will show how deeply Miss Rowling immersed herself in Greek mythology in order to find suitable names for her characters, which myths she revived in her novel, which creatures are mythology-related and what magic and objects were inspired by Greek mythology. Furthermore it will also touch on the story of the Deathly Hallows itself in order to recall what happens and who wins the fight between Good and Bad. This paper aims to determine how much Greek mythology plays a part in J. K. Rowling’s book, and the extent to which these uses tally with their Greek origins, based on comparisons between literature that deals with Greek mythology and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In sum, the paper will show by what measure Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is inspired by Greek mythology, and how much the story has in common with the ancient Greek tales.
Book Synopsis Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by : J. K. Rowling
Download or read book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone written by J. K. Rowling and published by Bloomsbury Harry Potter. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description Essential reading for Classics scholars the world over! J.K. Rowling's masterpiece Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is available in Ancient Greek. Students of Classics will delight in Andrew Wilson's sparkling translation, which perfectly captures the wit and invention of J.K. Rowling's original, now reissued with stunning new Jonny Duddle cover art.
Book Synopsis Starting to Teach Latin by : Steven Hunt
Download or read book Starting to Teach Latin written by Steven Hunt and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook for teachers provides both practical, up-to-date guidance and a theoretical overview on a number of key topics in Latin teaching. Using a wealth of interviews, observations and pupil transcripts, Steven Hunt title utilizes case-study evidence of excellent practice in teaching and learning from a wide variety of institutions: from outreach programmes, community schools and academies in the UK, to New York Charter Schools, KIP schools and schools in Eastern Seaboard states in the USA. Offering practical advice on topics such as essay writing, teaching controversial topics including women, slavery, ethnicity and social hierarchy, making use of primary sources and using ICT to advance language skills, the book also engages with broader questions of approach and theory. These include a survey of the three main approaches to Latin teaching: grammar-translation, communicative and reading approaches; explanation of cognitive and social approaches to learning; and analysis of the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Moreover, traditional arguments about the value and purpose of learning Latin at school level are re-examined in the light of current educational thinking and government policy-making. This book is invaluable for trainees, newly qualified teachers and more experienced practitioners looking for practical ideas and strategies to motivate and engage learners of Latin. A companion website www.startingtoteachlatin.org is under construction and will contain a range of resources and information for teachers.
Book Synopsis Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by : J. K. Rowling
Download or read book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone written by J. K. Rowling and published by Bloomsbury USA Childrens. This book was released on 2004-10-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek translation of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in which Harry Potter, a normal eleven-year-old boy, discovers that he is a wizard. Long ago, Harry's parents were killed in a battle with the evil Lord Voldemort. When we first meet Harry, he is living miserably with his repulsive and nonmagical (or Muggle) Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley, and their even more revolting son, Dudley. Following a bizarre but hilarious chain of events, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with an outrageous cast of characters, including super smart Hermione Granger, vile Draco Malfoy, sinister Professor Snape, and wise Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Adventures galore ensue.
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Book Synopsis Harry Potter's Bookshelf by : John Granger
Download or read book Harry Potter's Bookshelf written by John Granger and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-07-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Potter. The name conjures up J.K. Rowling's wondrous world of magic that has captured the imaginations of millions on both the printed page and the silver screen with bestselling novels and blockbuster films. The true magic found in this children's fantasy series lies not only in its appeal to people of all ages but in its connection to the greater world of classic literature. Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures explores the literary landscape of themes and genres J.K. Rowling artfully wove throughout her novels-and the influential authors and stories that inspired her. From Jane Austen's Emma and Charles Dickens's class struggles, through the gothic romances of Dracula and Frankenstein and the detective mysteries of Dorothy L. Sayers, to the dramatic alchemy of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and William Shakespeare, Rowling cast a powerful spell with the great books of English literature that transformed the story of a young wizard into a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.
Book Synopsis Image, Craft and the Classical World by : Donald M. Bailey
Download or read book Image, Craft and the Classical World written by Donald M. Bailey and published by Editions Mergoil. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recueil d'études consacrées aux contributions de Catherine Johns et Donald Bailey à l'archéologie du monde antique. S'intéressent aux objets comme les lampes, statues, céramiques, etc., de la Grèce mais aussi de l'Italie, de l'Egypte ou encore de l'Empire romain.
Book Synopsis Harry Potter Film Vault: Celebrations, Food, and Publications of the Wizarding World by : Insight Editions
Download or read book Harry Potter Film Vault: Celebrations, Food, and Publications of the Wizarding World written by Insight Editions and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A behind-the-scenes look into the creation of what contributes to the culture of the Harry Potter community—feasts, music, weddings, magazines, and more. Celebratory gatherings, delicious meals, and books and newspapers are key elements of the Harry Potter films. Packed with concept art and unit photography and featuring striking insights from the filmmakers, this volume gives readers an inside look at many of the props and costumes that help make the Wizarding World feel so richly imagined, from the decor featured at the Yule Ball and Weasley wedding to Hogwarts textbooks. Harry Potter Film Vault compiles the filmmaking secrets and visionary artistry behind the Harry Potter films into a series of twelve deluxe collectible volumes. Intricately designed and packed with concept art and unit photography from the Warner Bros. archive, each volume in the series gives fans striking insights about bringing the Wizarding World to the big screen. Praise for the Harry Potter Film Vault series “A detailed, behind-the-scenes look at creating some aspect of the wizarding world for the films.” —The Leaky Cauldron “These are great! They’re gorgeous, and because they break down the different aspects of the films into twelve volumes, they may have more detail than some of the other compendiums out there . . . these might just be my new favorite Potter film books.” —MuggleNet “[A] super cool behind the scenes series of the Harry Potter films.” —Apartment Therapy “You’re going to want to collect them all.” —Wizards and Whatnot
