The irresistible rise of Harry Potter / Andrew Blake.
The irresistible rise of Harry Potter / Andrew Blake.
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Publisher
London : Verso, 2002.
Date
2002.
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N823.914/566
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Language
English
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Physical content
118 p. ; 20cm.
Contents
1. The boy who lived in Middle England -- 2. Harry Potter and the reinvention of the past - 3. Harry Potter and the temples of gloom -- 4. Harry Potter and cultural turn -- 5. Harry Potter and the old reader -- 6. Harry Potter and the new consumer -- 7. The boy who lived and the death of God -- 8. H...
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Publisher
London : Verso, 2002.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
As the British state begins to unravel, and journalists compete to pronounce on the death of Britain, a schoolboy from suburban Surrey who lives for most of the year in a semi-parallel universe becomes the most popular figure in contemporary world literature. Harry Potter is an orphan, oppressed and abused by the adults around him, who retreats int...
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The irresistible rise of Harry Potter / Andrew Blake.
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Includes bibliogaphical references ([p. 115-116]) and index.
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N823.914/566
Record Identifier
74Vvjwv8N3RZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvjwv8N3RZ
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ISBN
1859846661 :
9781859846667
1859846661
9781859846667 :
DDC
823.914
MMS ID
991015023109702626
