Hog's head conversations: essays on Harry Potter /

Hog's head conversations: essays on Harry Potter / Travis Prinzi, editor. - Allentown, PA : Zossima Press, 2009. - iii, 215 p. ; 23 cm.

Two types of essays are presented: those explaining why the Harry Potter series is great literature and those representative the kinds of conversation happening in today's world of literature.

Introduction / The literary value of the Harry Potter books / Repotting Harry Potter/ The Deathy Hallows epigraphs/ God and Harry Potter at Yale/ When Harry met faerie/ The well-ordered mind/ Tom Riddle's diary/ Rowling says Dumbledore is gay, is he gay?/ Ginny Weasley, girl next doormat?/ "Interpret your findings correctly"/ Travis Prinzi -- Colin Manlove-- James W. Thomas-- John Granger-- Danielle Tumminio-- Amy H. Sturgis-- Travis Prinzi-- Ryan Kerr-- Karen Kebarle-- Gwendolyn Limbach-- David Jones.

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Rowling, J. K.--Characters--Harry Potter.
Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)


Wizards in literature.
Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism.
Magic in literature.