Preface | p. vii |
Acknowledgements | p. xi |
Introduction of Lois Lowry | p. xii |
Keynote | p. xiii |
Semantics and Significance | p. 1 |
Jonas's Limited Lexicon: Linguistic Determinism in Lois Lowry's The Giver | p. 1 |
Who is the Writing Teacher in Charlottes' Web? | p. 10 |
The Burrahobbit: Semantic Displacement in J.R.R. Tolkien | p. 17 |
Approaches to Harry Potter | p. 29 |
From Merlin to Muggles: The Magic of Harry Potter, The First Book | p. 29 |
Defective Wands, Stubborn Dragons and Flying Transport Trucks: Everyday Occurrences for a Purchasing Agent Representing the Retail Shops of Harry Potter's World | p. 37 |
Specters of Potters: Inheritance in the Harry Potter Series | p. 45 |
Sharing Stories | p. 59 |
Cinderella - An Evolving Tale From Multicultural Heritage to Modern Fantasy Literature | p. 59 |
Lost Boys to Men: Romanticism and the Uses of the Female Imagination in JM Barrie's Peter Pan and Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden | p. 75 |
Peter on the Page: The Importance of Barrie's Narrative Voice in Appreciating Peter Pan | p. 83 |
Revisiting Myth and Legend | p. 95 |
The Waking of the Sleepers: Legendary Aspects of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising Series, A [Re]Examination | p. 95 |
Other-than-Human and Sort-of-Human Figures in Fantasy Adventures | p. 111 |
Isaac's Thoughts Beneath's Myth's Blade: Mimesis and Children's Literature | p. 120 |
Epilogue | p. 125 |
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