Sarah Fiona Winters

Evil in the Christian Fantasy of C.S. Lewis and J.K. Rowling

From the White Witch to the Dark Mark

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes representations of evil in The Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter series, examining the strategies for fighting evil that these texts offer to both religious and secular readers. It argues that postwar childrenâ s fantasy engages seriously and profoundly with the atrocities of the twentieth century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 159mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9781666959772
• ISBN-10: 1666959774
• Artikelnr.: 71774935

Autorenporträt

Sarah Fiona Winters is associate professor of English studies at Nipissing University in North Bay, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One: Lions and Lawlessness: Natural Evil
Chapter Two: The Whiteness of Witches and Wizards: Theological Evil
Chapter Three: Dark Marks and Last Battles: Political Evil
Chapter Four: The Greater Good: Strategies of Resistance
Conclusion
Works Cited
About the Author