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Author "20th Century Fantasy: From Beatrix to Harry" International Literary Conference ( 2002 : Kent State University, Astabula, Ohio)

Title Elsewhere : selected essays from the "20th century fantasy literature: From Beatrix to Harry" International Literary Conference / edited by Deborah Bice
Published Lanham, MD : University Press of America, [2003]
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Description xxxii, 134 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Introduction of Lois Lowry -- Keynote / Lois Lowry -- Jonas's Limited Lexicon: Linguistic Determinism in Lois Lowry's The Giver / Justin R. Nicholes -- Who is the Writing Teacher in Charlottes' Web? / Hazel A. Fisher -- The Burrahobbit: Semantic Displacement in J. R. R. Tolkien / J. Holmes -- From Merlin to Muggles: The Magic of Harry Potter, The First Book / Deborah Bice -- Defective Wands, Stubborn Dragons and Flying Transport Trucks: Everyday Occurrences for a Purchasing Agent Representing the Retail Shops of Harry Potter's World / Sandra L. Steward -- Specters of Potters: Inheritance in the Harry Potter Series / Annette Wannamaker -- Cinderella - An Evolving Tale From Multicultural Heritage to Modern Fantasy Literature / Karen McClenny -- Lost Boys to Men: Romanticism and the Uses of the Female Imagination in JM Barrie's Peter Pan and Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden / Lori M. Campbell -- Peter on the Page: The Importance of Barrie's Narrative Voice in Appreciating Peter Pan / John B. Stoker -- The Waking of the Sleepers: Legendary Aspects of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising Series, A [Re]Examination / Patti Capel Swartz -- Other-than-Human and Sort-of-Human Figures in Fantasy Adventures / Carol Jamieson -- Isaac's Thoughts Beneath's Myth's Blade: Mimesis and Children's Literature / Serge Danielson-Francois -- Epilogue / Joseph Zingaro
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) -- Congresses.
Rowling, J. K. -- Characters -- Harry Potter -- Congresses
Fantasy literature, English -- History and criticism -- Congresses.
English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Congresses.
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Congresses.
Fantasy literature, American -- History and criticism -- Congresses.
American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Congresses.
English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Congresses.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings.
Author Bice, Deborah.
LC no. 2003053332
ISBN 0761825886 paperback alkaline paper