On Literary Influence: How Austen and Shakespeare Affect Rowling — and Vice...
Travis Prinzi, brother Potter blogger and fellow Zossima Press author, sent me an email two weeks ago about a Russian professor who believes that the best way to understand Voldemort is an echo of...
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Guest Post: On Harry and Hamlet
One of the frustrating things about writing a weblog is that, as often as not, the things I think are brilliant get little feedback or response (cough-Dante-cough) and filler-posts about a Potter movie...
View ArticlePride and Prejudice — and Zombies?
When I describe the influence of Jane Austen on Joanne Rowling to lecture audiences, my pet phrase is that a good way for them to understand the Harry Potter novels is as “Pride and Prejudice with...
View ArticleBronte Sisters Power Dolls with Kung Fu Grip!
If there had been a Potter Mania before the Georgian Era, what might the Austen Age have been like? Here is one possibility: Frankly, this 1998 spoof says a lot about Twilight and Harry Potter fandoms,...
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Game Theory: A New Key to Young Adult Fiction?
There’s a new book out that I would love to read and discuss with HogPro regulars: Jane Austen, Game Theorist. Game theory and neuroeconomics are a relatively new interest for me in my field,...
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