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008 150616s2015 ncu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2015023929
020 _a9780786499212 (softcover : acid free paper)
020 _z9781476621418 (ebook)
040 _aDLC
_beng
_cDLC
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042 _apcc
043 _ae-uk-en
050 0 0 _aPR6068.O93
_bZ8874 2015
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100 1 _aSpencer, Richard A.
_q(Richard Albert)
_eauthor.
_915364
245 1 0 _aHarry Potter and the classical world :
_bGreek and Roman allusions in J.K. Rowling's modern epic /
_cRichard A. Spencer.
300 _aviii, 315 pages ;
_c23 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 297-307) and index.
520 _a"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"--
600 1 0 _aRowling, J.K.
_xCriticism and interpretation.
_915365
600 1 0 _aRowling, J.K.
_xCharacters
_xHarry Potter.
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650 0 _aClassical literature
_xInfluence.
_915367
650 0 _aMythology, Greek, in literature.
_915368
650 0 _aMythology, Roman, in literature.
_915369
650 0 _aChildren's stories, English
_xHistory and criticism.
_915370
650 0 _aFantasy fiction, English
_xHistory and criticism.
_915371
650 0 _aCivilization, Classical
_xInfluence.
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