<b>Illuminating Texts</b> - <i>Harry Potter</i>, Instant Classic

  • Jeffrey Canton

Abstract

Jeffrey Canton challenges the popular idea that the Harry Potter novels are automatically classics because of their immediate popularity. He considers some other titles by comparison.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Canton
Javid Beagley is Lecturer in Children's Literature and Literacy at La Trobe University's Bendigo campus, Victoria, Australia, where he teaches units in Genres, History, Australian and Post-colonial children's literature. He has previously taught in secondary schools, and has been a school and university librarian.
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