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Literary Allusion in Harry Potter

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J.K. Rowling’s imagination is fired by the past. How do historical objects illuminate the real-world sources of her ideas?

In this interview Dr Beatrice Groves, author of Literary Allusion in Harry Potter, explores how Harry Potter works its magic on the stories and stuff of the past.

Dr Groves blogs at Bathilda's Notebook on Mugglenet, where you can find out more about the real history behind Hogwarts’ creation.

Date Published: 31 January 2020
Contributors:
Beatrice Groves, Victoria McGuinness
In Collection(s): J.K. Rowling, Fantasy Literature: Further Thinking
Keywords:
Harry Potter, History
Source:
University of Oxford Podcasts
Cite: Literary Allusion in Harry Potter by Beatrice Groves, Victoria McGuinness at https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/ via http://writersinspire.org/content/literary-allusion-harry-potter. Published on 31 January 2020. Accessed on 21 November 2024.

If reusing this resource please attribute as follows: Literary Allusion in Harry Potter (https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/) by Beatrice Groves, Victoria McGuinness, licensed as Creative Commons BY-NC-SA (2.0 UK).