Study of an Individual Author
Topic: Harry Potter in Context
Class Information
Instructor: Vernon, Matthew
CRN: 42098
Time: MWF 12:10-1:00
Location: 113 Hoagland
Description
Harry Potter was not just a global phenomenon, it was a virtuosic assemblage of some of the most treasured parts of the English literary tradition: the detective story, boarding school novel, medieval romance, gothic fiction, fairy tale, bestiary, Tolkien-esque fantasy and . We will work through all of the Harry Potter novels in tandem with influences and sources to build a vocabulary for talking about Harry Potter.
Texts
The Big Sleep
The Hobbit
The Quest for the Holy Grail
Second Form at Malory Towers
Turn of the Screw
Morte d'Arthur
Jane Eyre
The Travels of John Mandeville
Collected Fairy Tales