1.1. Who is J.K. Rowling?
Joanne Rowling, known under the pen name, as J.K. Rowling, is a British author and screenwriter, best known for her seven-book Harry Potter fantasy series. After the first fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone became a global hit in 1999, Rowling became an international literary sensation when the first three parts of Harry Potter took over the top three slots of The New York Times best-seller list after achieving a similar success in her native country. Being sold in more than 500 million copies worldwide and winning multiple awards, the Harry Potter series, so far, is the best-selling literature series in history. The series has its own film adaptations, in which J.K. Rowling had a full insight …show more content…
A myth conveys and organizes the beliefs of a given community and often illustrates the essential dimensions of existence. It especially depicts the beginnings of the world, and its order, the creation of gods, humans, and heroes, their pedigree, and extraordinary achievements, and supernatural beings, such as, nymphs, mermaids, satyrs. What is unclear, shaky, vague receives expression and shape in a mythical narrative or in a ritual rite. The main heroes of myths are the characters bestowed with supernatural abilities and often connected with a religion or belief. For example, myths depicted the heroes that were the offspring of gods, such as, Hercules and Perseus, who were the sons of Zeus, the god of thunder (Coleman 2007: 7-9; Dale 2010: VII; Dale 2009: VII; Berens 2009: 2-4; Bulfinch 2000: …show more content…
Rowling’s Harry Potter books are full of mythological references that are instantly visible to the reader through the entire series. They are, permanently, engraved in the story hiding some messages, meanings that the reader can discover through reading between the lines in order to learn everything about the series. Rowling’s borrowing of the mythological names, objects, and creatures implies the nature of the character whose name derives from mythology. For example, the meaning, and use of the object that was described in the ancient tales, significance and the abilities of the creature, which is often similar to their mythological counterparts (Hirsch 2008:
Joanne Rowling, known under the pen name, as J.K. Rowling, is a British author and screenwriter, best known for her seven-book Harry Potter fantasy series. After the first fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone became a global hit in 1999, Rowling became an international literary sensation when the first three parts of Harry Potter took over the top three slots of The New York Times best-seller list after achieving a similar success in her native country. Being sold in more than 500 million copies worldwide and winning multiple awards, the Harry Potter series, so far, is the best-selling literature series in history. The series has its own film adaptations, in which J.K. Rowling had a full insight …show more content…
A myth conveys and organizes the beliefs of a given community and often illustrates the essential dimensions of existence. It especially depicts the beginnings of the world, and its order, the creation of gods, humans, and heroes, their pedigree, and extraordinary achievements, and supernatural beings, such as, nymphs, mermaids, satyrs. What is unclear, shaky, vague receives expression and shape in a mythical narrative or in a ritual rite. The main heroes of myths are the characters bestowed with supernatural abilities and often connected with a religion or belief. For example, myths depicted the heroes that were the offspring of gods, such as, Hercules and Perseus, who were the sons of Zeus, the god of thunder (Coleman 2007: 7-9; Dale 2010: VII; Dale 2009: VII; Berens 2009: 2-4; Bulfinch 2000: …show more content…
Rowling’s Harry Potter books are full of mythological references that are instantly visible to the reader through the entire series. They are, permanently, engraved in the story hiding some messages, meanings that the reader can discover through reading between the lines in order to learn everything about the series. Rowling’s borrowing of the mythological names, objects, and creatures implies the nature of the character whose name derives from mythology. For example, the meaning, and use of the object that was described in the ancient tales, significance and the abilities of the creature, which is often similar to their mythological counterparts (Hirsch 2008: