TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spencer,Richard A.
TI  - Harry Potter and the classical world: Greek and Roman allusions in J.K. Rowling's modern epic 
SN  - 9780786499212 (softcover : acid free paper)
AV  - PR6068.O93 Z8874 2015
U1  - 823/.914 23
KW  - Rowling, J.K.
KW  - Classical literature
KW  - Influence
KW  - Mythology, Greek, in literature
KW  - Mythology, Roman, in literature
KW  - Children's stories, English
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Fantasy fiction, English
KW  - Civilization, Classical
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-307) and index
N2  - "J.K. Rowling has drawn deeply from classical sources to inform and color her Harry Potter novels, with allusions ranging from the obvious to the obscure. Rowling's use of classical material is abundant and varied, and often presented with irony and humor as she introduces a timeless literary tradition to a new readership"--
ER  -