ISBN: 9783899715743

English summary: The hype about J.K. Rowlings' sensationally successful series has since quieted down. From a certain distance, the many aspects of an event like the Harry Potter craz… Mehr…

English summary: The hype about J.K. Rowlings' sensationally successful series has since quieted down. From a certain distance, the many aspects of an event like the Harry Potter craze cannot be fully appreciated, but one can pursue the question how it came about that a literary work of several thousand pages was able to find a global readership although the cultural setting of this epic world is more specifically national than almost any other in world literature. A look at the public discourse, particularly around the time the last volume was released, sheds light on conceptions and expectations of literature. Above all, the texts themselves are examined, different readings are sounded out, and links are pursued to really understand the existing phenomena, literary motives, characters, traditions and narrative styles. Harry Potter surpasses all boundaries: those of language, markets, target groups, literary genres and traditions. At the same time, the multifaceted vision which the Harry Potter series necessitates signifies the need for a revision at least of conventional literary studies. German description: Inzwischen ist es um J. K. Rowlings Erfolgsserie vergleichsweise ruhig geworden. Aus einer gewissen Distanz heraus kann ein Ereignis wie Harry Potter zwar nicht in seiner ganzen Vielfalt gewurdigt werden. Jedoch kann der Frage nachgegangen werden, wie ein literarisches Werk von vielen tausend Seiten eine weltweite Leserschaft findet, wo doch der Ort des Geschehens dieser epischen Welt so kulturspezifisch-national ist wie kaum ein anderer in der gesamten Weltliteratur. Der Blick auf den offentlichen Diskurs vor allem bei Erscheinen des letzten Bandes gibt dabei Aufschluss uber die Auffassungen von und Erwartungen an Literatur. Der Blick richtet sich aber vor allem auf die Texte selbst, lotet Lesarten aus und folgt Verweislinien zu real existierenden Erscheinungen, literarischen Motiven, Figuren, Traditionen und Erzahlweisen. Harry Potter uberschreitet alle Grenzen: die der Sprache, des Marktes, der Adressatengruppe, der literarischen Genres und Traditionen. Die vielfaltige Sicht, die die Romanserie erforderlich macht, bedeutet zugleich eine Revision zumindest herkommlicher literaturwissenschaftlicher Arbeit. Trade Books>Hardcover>Classics>Lit Studies>Lit Theory & Criticism, V&R Academic Core >2<

ISBN: 9783899715743

Today, the controversies surrounding J.K. Rowling’s bestseller series have settled down a bit. From a distance we can now gain an at least somewhat more distanced view of Harry Potter and… Mehr…

Today, the controversies surrounding J.K. Rowling’s bestseller series have settled down a bit. From a distance we can now gain an at least somewhat more distanced view of Harry Potter and pose the question of how such a literary work with many thousands of pages has found such a devoted readership although it takes place in a fantastic world that is as culturally specific and national as any we have ever seen in international literature. The public discussion, especially with the publication of the final volume in the series, tells us a lot about our thoughts and expectations for literature. We are especially interested in the texts; we follow up on particular passages; we try to determine connections to real people, literary motifs, figures, traditions and narrative styles. Harry Potter transgresses boundaries – those of language, marketing, readership, literary genres and traditions. The varied ways of looking at this series means revising the normal approaches of literary criticism. Bücher > Fachbücher > Sprach- & Literaturwissenschaft 24.6 cm x 16.6 cm x 2.8 cm mm , V&R unipress, Gebundene Ausgabe, V&R unipress<

2009, ISBN: 9783899715743

Today, the controversies surrounding J.K. Rowling&#8217;s bestseller series have settled down a bit. From a distance we can now gain an at least somewhat more distanced view of Harry … Mehr…

Today, the controversies surrounding J.K. Rowling&#8217;s bestseller series have settled down a bit. From a distance we can now gain an at least somewhat more distanced view of Harry Potter and pose the question of how such a literary work with many thousands of pages has found such a devoted readership although it takes place in a fantastic world that is as culturally specific and national as any we have ever seen in international literature. The public discussion, especially with the publication of the final volume in the series, tells us a lot about our thoughts and expectations for literature. We are especially interested in the texts; we follow up on particular passages; we try to determine connections to real people, literary motifs, figures, traditions and narrative styles. Harry Potter transgresses boundaries &#8211; those of language, marketing, readership, literary genres and traditions. The varied ways of looking at this series means revising the normal approaches of literary criticism. Buch (dtsch.) Ina Karg#Iris Mende Gebundene Ausgabe, V&R Unipress, 09.12.2009, V&R Unipress, 2009<

2009, ISBN: 9783899715743

Gebundene Ausgabe

Multiadressiertheit und Internationalität eines nationalen Literatur- und Medienevents, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: V&R unipress], [ED: 1], V&R unipress, 2009

ISBN: 9783899715743

Hardback, [PU: V&R unipress GmbH], The reception and internationality of a national literary and media event., Literary Studies: General