Heroism in the Harry Potter Series

Herausgeber: Berndt, Katrin; Steveker, Lena

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection examines the ways fictional heroism in the twenty-first century challenges the idealized forms of a somewhat simplistic masculinity associated with genres like the epic, romance and classic adventure story. The collection's three sections address broad issues related to genre, Harry Potter's development as the central heroic character and the question of who qualifies as a hero in the Harry Potter series.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 543g
• ISBN-13: 9781409412441
• ISBN-10: 140941244X
• Artikelnr.: 44056616

Autorenporträt

Katrin Berndt is assistant professor of English and Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at Bremen University, and Lena Steveker is assistant professor of British Literary and Cultural Studies at Saarland University, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Katrin Berndt
Lena Steveker; Part I Heroism in Generic Perspective; Chapter 1 A Paradox: The Harry Potter Series as Both Epic and Postmodern
Mary Pharr; Chapter 2 Harry Potter and the Battle for the Soul: The Revival of the Psychomachia in Secular Fiction
Rita Singer; Chapter 3 The Diffusion of Gothic Conventions in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003/2007)
Susanne Gruss; Chapter 4 Harry and his Peers: Rowling's Web of Allusions
Lisa Hopkins; Part II The Formation of the Hero; Chapter 5 'Your soul is whole
and completely your own
Harry': The Heroic Self in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series
Lena Steveker; Chapter 6 Harry Potter's Archetypal Journey
Julia Boll; Chapter 7 Harry Potter - The Development of a Screen Hero
Jennifer Schütz; Chapter 8 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
or
How Harry Potter Becomes a Hero
Nadine Böhm; Part III Heroic Originals
Friends and Foes; Chapter 9 Harry Potter and the Idea of the Gentleman as Hero
Christine Berberich; Chapter 10 Hermione Granger
or
A Vindication of the Rights of Girl
Katrin Berndt; Chapter 11 The Influence of Gender on Harry Potter's Heroic (Trans) Formation
Karley Adney; Chapter 12 Adult Heroism and Role Models in the Harry Potter Novels
Maria Nikolajeva; Chapter 13 Heroism at the Margins
Kathleen McEvoy;