John traveled to his backyard Mongolian ger, the archetypal circular architectural form, to deliver a firehose introduction to the four essentials of ring writing. He used slides to depict the structure of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone as his brief ‘for instance’ of how Rowling chooses to organize her stories and he provided this list of links for further reading:
- The Hogwarts Professor Ring Composition Pillar Post
- The Ring Inside the Ring of Order of the Phoenix: The Department of Mysteries Gauntlet
- Harry Potter as Ring Composition and Ring Cycle (Lulu.com)
- J. K. Rowling’s ‘G-Spot’ and ‘Triple Play:’ The Lake & Shed Secret of Her Success
The Running Grave’s Structure: A Master Class in Ring Composition
The original post for this episode at the Hogwarts Professor Substack site comes with notes for the program. The index to the 31 Kanreki posts for easy reference to all the posts can be found here. Enjoy!
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