Harry Potter and history

Harry Potter and history

Book - 2011

"Fans will learn about topics like the European prosecution of witches, who the real Nicholas Flamel was, and the historical origins of the spells and charms Hogwarts students learn, from Avada Kedavra to the bezoar. The book features a timeline comparing the history of the wizarding world to real-life history"--

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Subjects
Rowling, J. K. > Characters.
Rowling, J. K. > Criticism and interpretation.
Literature and history.
Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)
Children's stories, English > History and criticism.
Fantasy fiction, English > History and criticism.
Wizards in literature.
Magic in literature.
Published
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley c2011.
Language
English
Other Authors
Nancy Ruth Reagin, 1960- (-)
Physical Description
xvi, 336 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780470574720
  • Acknowledgments: Writing Magical History
  • Harry Potter's Timeline
  • Introduction: A Half-Blood World?
  • Part 1. ôThe Burrow Is Just Outside Ottery St. Catchpoleö: When Muggles and Wizards Lived Side by Side
  • 1. Magic for Daily Use and Profit: Mandrakes, Charms, Bezoars, and Love Potions in the Muggle and Wizarding Worlds
  • 2. Severus Snape and the Standard Book of Spells: Ancient Tongues in the Wizarding World
  • 3. Beastly Books and Quick-Quills: Harry Potter and the Making of Medieval Manuscripts
  • 4. Nicolas Flamel: The Alchemist Who Lived
  • 5. Why the Statute of Secrecy? Real Historical Oppression of Witches and Wizards
  • Part 2. After the Statute of Secrecy: Parallel Worlds
  • 6. Was Voldemort a Nazi? Death Eater Ideology and National Socialism
  • 7. ôMagic is Mightö: How the Wizarding Government Gained Its Power
  • 8. Were the Malfoys Aristocrats? The Decline and Fall of the Pure-Blooded
  • 9. School Ties, House Points, and Quidditch: Hogwarts as a British Boarding School
  • 10. Of Marranos and Mudbloods: Harry Potter and the Spanish Inquisition
  • Part 3. Women and Witches, Werewolves and Muggle-Borns: Magical Hierarchies
  • 11. Witches vs. Women: What Muggles Could Learn from Wizarding History
  • 12. Marx, Magic, and Muggles: Class Conflict in Harry Potter's World
  • 13. Hairy Snout, Human Heart? Werewolves in Harry Potter's World and in European History
  • Hermione Raised Her Hand Again: Wizards Writing History
  • The Hogwarts Faculty
  • Index: Notable Magical Words of Our Time

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