TY - BOOK AU - Eccleshare,Julia TI - A guide to the Harry Potter novels T2 - Contemporary classics of children's literature SN - 9781847144188 AV - PR6068.O93 Z59 2002eb U1 - 823.914 22 PY - 2002/// CY - London, New York PB - Continuum KW - Rowling, J. K. KW - Potter, Harry KW - Rowling, Joanne K. KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - European KW - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - Jeugdliteratuur KW - gtt KW - Harry Potter KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; The publishing of a phenomenon -- The changing writer: from Philosopher's Stone to Goblet of Fire -- Origins and influences -- The magical world of hogwarts -- Escape and separation -- Society -- Education -- Family -- The impact of Harry Potter; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - Annotation; JK Rowling now is half-way through a series which has taken the world by storm. Unusually, she has attracted success both in terms of massive sales figures and critical acclaim. This study will look at her books and consider some of the reasons for their phenomenal success. This will be done against a background of how Harry Potter relates to other contemporary childrens books so that students and teachers can place them in the context for which they were written. This book has not been authorized by JK Rowling, her agent, or Warner Bros UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=226765 ER -