Prismatic Perspectives on Harry Potter the global icon- A study of J.K Rowlings Harry Potter Series

About the Author: The author of the book Dr. K.Nagamani is working as Assistant Professor at the highly renowned SRM Institute of Science and Technology Ramapuram Chennai in the Department of English and other Foreign Languages. She hails from Virudhunagar the business town near the Temple City of Madurai Tamillnadu and her passion for literature has taken her leaps ahead in the research endeavour on the globally acclaimed series of Harry Potter by J.K.Rowling. Her other interests include translation and creative writing. About the Book: A book on the global phenomenon created by J.K. Rowling is immediately a source of scrutiny and curiosity. The present book which formed the author’s doctoral study is an attempt at exploring the nuances of the magical world of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series by J.K.Rowling. It tries to present an exhaustive study of the novels from various perspectives especially as a way of tracing the growth and maturation of Harry as a bildungsroman hero. The elements of fantasy fiction – its mystery and suspense the fusion of the magical with the real the abundant use of anthropomorphic elements not just to enhance the magical plot but also to drive home moral values on a universal scale – are analyzed with the supporting literary theories.