Hog's head conversations: essays on Harry Potter - Prinzi, Travis; Granger, John.; Manlove, Colin; Sturgis, Amy H., 1971-; Thomas, James W.; Tumminio, Danielle; Kebarle, Karen; Jones, David; Limbach, Gwendolyn (Allentown, PA : Zossima Press, 2009)
Introduction / Travis Prinzi -- The literary value of the Harry Potter books / Colin Manlove-- Repotting Harry Potter/ James W. Thomas-- The Deathy Hallows epigraphs/ John Granger-- God and Harry Potter at Yale/ Danielle Tumminio-- When Harry met faerie/ Amy H. Sturgis-- The well-ordered mind/ Travis Prinzi-- Tom Riddle's diary/ Ryan Kerr-- Rowling says Dumbledore is gay, is he gay?/ Karen Kebarle-- Ginny Weasley, girl next doormat?/ Gwendolyn Limbach-- "Interpret your findings correctly"/ David Jones.
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.
Keywords: Rowling, J. K. -- Characters -- Harry Potter; Potter, Harry -- (Fictitious character); Wizards in literature; Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism; Magic in literature