Comments on: On Critical Reception of Harry Potter and Twilight Part 5: Iconological Criticism and Best Sellers (A) http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/ Thoughts for the Serious Reader of Harry Potter Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:27:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Touchstone: Anagogical Reading of ‘To Build a Fire’ http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/comment-page-1/#comment-15902 Touchstone: Anagogical Reading of ‘To Build a Fire’ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:31:13 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=719#comment-15902 [...] of you who have Spotlight or Harry Potter’s Bookshelf or even just the posts here at HogwartsProfessor know that this sort of reading, what we call iconological criticism after Northrup Frye, is a large [...] [...] of you who have Spotlight or Harry Potter’s Bookshelf or even just the posts here at HogwartsProfessor know that this sort of reading, what we call iconological criticism after Northrup Frye, is a large [...]

]]> By: Breaking Dawn Movie Countdown 2 http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/comment-page-1/#comment-15300 Breaking Dawn Movie Countdown 2 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:35:49 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=719#comment-15300 [...] week, and be sure to let us know if there are old posts you’d like us to resurrect! Part 4 Part 5 Part [...] [...] week, and be sure to let us know if there are old posts you’d like us to resurrect! Part 4 Part 5 Part [...]

]]> By: Hogwarts Professor · Alliteration and Echoing in Harry Potter Names: Reading At A Level Beyond Tit-for-Tat Allegory http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/comment-page-1/#comment-9494 Hogwarts Professor · Alliteration and Echoing in Harry Potter Names: Reading At A Level Beyond Tit-for-Tat Allegory Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:02:31 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=719#comment-9494 [...] is the case — the correspondence of the four ways of human knowing with reality — is explained here and here). Ms. Rowling herself points to this traditional approach within Deathly Hallows by [...] [...] is the case — the correspondence of the four ways of human knowing with reality — is explained here and here). Ms. Rowling herself points to this traditional approach within Deathly Hallows by [...]

]]> By: Hogwarts Professor · Unlocking ‘The Hunger Games’ Four Layers of Meaning http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/comment-page-1/#comment-7225 Hogwarts Professor · Unlocking ‘The Hunger Games’ Four Layers of Meaning Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:53:50 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=719#comment-7225 [...] the four ways human beings know anything (for the free short course in iconological criticism, read this). Before I roll out version 2.0 of the ‘Pearl Plot,’ then, I want to roll through the [...] [...] the four ways human beings know anything (for the free short course in iconological criticism, read this). Before I roll out version 2.0 of the ‘Pearl Plot,’ then, I want to roll through the [...]

]]> By: Tinuvielas http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/comment-page-1/#comment-6155 Tinuvielas Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:53:19 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=719#comment-6155 Just found this nice medieval poem on the four levels of meaning: Littera gesta docet, the letter teaches what happens, quid credas allegoria, allegory (teaches) what to believe, moralis quid agas, moral (teaches) what to do, quo tendas anagogia. anagogy (teaches) what to strive for (aspire to). Just found this nice medieval poem on the four levels of meaning:

Littera gesta docet, the letter teaches what happens,
quid credas allegoria, allegory (teaches) what to believe,
moralis quid agas, moral (teaches) what to do,
quo tendas anagogia. anagogy (teaches) what to strive for (aspire to).

]]> By: Tinuvielas http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/comment-page-1/#comment-6147 Tinuvielas Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:38:05 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=719#comment-6147 IstariErangua: I couldn't agree more. One of the things that struck me rereading Plato's cave allegory in John's words was how the SF film Matrix must be drawing on that idea: People immobilized, their minds filled with non-existing images they hold for true. I'm sure this has been observed elsewhere, but somehow I never made the connection until now. Which of course goes to underline the point John made about Science Fiction being one of "the resistance fighters in the real Battle of the Books against a dehumanizing materialism". IstariErangua: I couldn’t agree more. One of the things that struck me rereading Plato’s cave allegory in John’s words was how the SF film Matrix must be drawing on that idea: People immobilized, their minds filled with non-existing images they hold for true. I’m sure this has been observed elsewhere, but somehow I never made the connection until now. Which of course goes to underline the point John made about Science Fiction being one of “the resistance fighters in the real Battle of the Books against a dehumanizing materialism”.

]]> By: Forks High School Professor · Madeleine L’Engle on the Four Layers http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/comment-page-1/#comment-5335 Forks High School Professor · Madeleine L’Engle on the Four Layers Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:56:09 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=719#comment-5335 [...] While there, though, I noticed that Madeleine L’Engle, Duchess of Imaginative Literature, had written the foreward to Ford’s Companion. And, to my delight, I noticed that the whole thing turns on a discussion of C. S. Lewis as a writer of allegory — and the traditional Four Layers of Meaning. I think understanding these layers are key to appreciating both the artistry of better writing and the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the effect stories have on readers. My discussions of Harry Potter in The Deathly Hallows Lectures and Harry Potter’s Bookshelf are organized around this layered model and my upcoming book on the Twilight Saga, Spotlight, is also a layered discussion. (I explain the Four Layers at this Hogwarts Professor post.) [...] [...] While there, though, I noticed that Madeleine L’Engle, Duchess of Imaginative Literature, had written the foreward to Ford’s Companion. And, to my delight, I noticed that the whole thing turns on a discussion of C. S. Lewis as a writer of allegory — and the traditional Four Layers of Meaning. I think understanding these layers are key to appreciating both the artistry of better writing and the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of the effect stories have on readers. My discussions of Harry Potter in The Deathly Hallows Lectures and Harry Potter’s Bookshelf are organized around this layered model and my upcoming book on the Twilight Saga, Spotlight, is also a layered discussion. (I explain the Four Layers at this Hogwarts Professor post.) [...]

]]> By: Forks High School Professor · Critical Responses to Rowling and Meyer http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/comment-page-1/#comment-5333 Forks High School Professor · Critical Responses to Rowling and Meyer Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:44:19 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=719#comment-5333 [...] ‘derivative dismissal,’ click here, for part 5 on why there are four layers of meaning, click here, for part 6 on using traditional tools to interpret modern best sellers, click here, for parts 7 [...] [...] ‘derivative dismissal,’ click here, for part 5 on why there are four layers of meaning, click here, for part 6 on using traditional tools to interpret modern best sellers, click here, for parts 7 [...]

]]> By: ChildofImmanuel http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/comment-page-1/#comment-5334 ChildofImmanuel Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:57:12 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=719#comment-5334 I really like this article. I've been studying it for quite some time... and waiting impatiently for the article on anagogy in Harry Potter and Twilight! How is it coming? I really like this article. I’ve been studying it for quite some time… and waiting impatiently for the article on anagogy in Harry Potter and Twilight! How is it coming?

]]> By: Arabella Figg http://www.hogwartsprofessor.com/on-critical-reception-of-harry-potter-and-twilight-part-5-iconological-criticism-and-best-sellers-a/comment-page-1/#comment-5332 Arabella Figg Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:04:22 +0000 http://hogwartsprofessor.com/?p=719#comment-5332 Dickens fans--new PBS Adaptations! PBS is redoing several Dickens books and rerunning David Copperfield with Daniel Radcliffe's acting premiere. Oliver Twist is first with Timothy Spall (HP film's Peter Pettigrew) as Fagin. This article was published in USA Today on Feb. 12 (keep that in mind for the dates). http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-02-11-masterpiece-dickens_N.htm Dickens fans–new PBS Adaptations!

PBS is redoing several Dickens books and rerunning David Copperfield with Daniel Radcliffe’s acting premiere. Oliver Twist is first with Timothy Spall (HP film’s Peter Pettigrew) as Fagin.

This article was published in USA Today on Feb. 12 (keep that in mind for the dates).

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-02-11-masterpiece-dickens_N.htm

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