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Harry Potter and Beyond explores J. K. Rowling’s beloved best-selling series and its virtuoso reimagining of British literary traditions. Weaving together elements of fantasy, the school-story novel, detective fiction, allegory, and bildungsroman, the Harry Potter novels evade simplistic categorization as children’s or fantasy literature. Along with the seven foundational novels of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and Beyond assesses the extraordinary range of supplementary material concerning the young wizard and his allies and a range of other Potter-inspired narratives. Pugh also surveys Rowling’s literary fiction The Casual Vacancy and her detective series written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Through this comprehensive overview of Rowling’s body of work, Pugh reveals the vast web of connections between yesteryear’s stories and Rowling’s vivid creations.
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“Contextualizing Rowling’s works within and beyond the Harry Potter franchise in terms of genre, ideology, critical response, and artistic achievement, Tison Pugh’s new book offers an informed, appreciative, and approachable assessment.” — Claudia Nelson, Texas A&M University
Author Biography
Tison Pugh is Pegasus Professor of English at the University of Central Florida. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books in such fields as children’s literature, medieval literature, and southern literature.
The University of South Carolina Press
Established in 1944, the University of South Carolina Press is one of the oldest and most distinguished publishing houses in the South. With well over 1,000 books available in print and digital formats, and publishing approximately fifty new books annually, the Press enhances and expands the scholarly reputation and worldwide visibility of the University of South Carolina.In helping the University fulfill its mission of research and teaching and outreach, the Press publishes a wide range of critically acclaimed works in the following subjects: Southern History, African American Studies, Civil Rights, and South Carolina. In addition, the Press publishes long-running scholarly series in Literary Studies and Rhetoric/Communication. Our editorial profile aligns with several of the institutional strengths of the University and underscores the Press’s mission to serve teachers and learners and readers in the academy and the broader culture, both in North America and around the globe.
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- Publisher University of South Carolina Press
- Publication Date June 2020
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781643360867 / 1643360867
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 59.99 USD
- Pages168
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- EditionFirst
- Copyright Year2020
- Dimensions9X6 inches
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