英语儿童文学第十二章 《哈利·波特和 与魔法石》.pptVIP

第十二章 《哈利·波特 与魔法石》 (Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone) Introduction to the author J．K．Rowling（1965-）is a famous British female writer. Her real name is Joanne Rowling. She was born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England. In 1986, she graduated from University of Exeter, majoring in French and Classics. Harry Potter Series is her masterpiece. Harry Potter Series won British Childrens Book of the Year in 1998, National Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year in 1999, British Book Awards in 2000, Hugo Award for Best novel in 2001, and British Book of the Year in 2006. In 2013, Rowling was chosen as the 13th most powerful woman in the United Kingdom by Womans Hour on BBC Radio 4. Characters Harry Potter is a young boy who has a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes. He wears glasses. And he has a very thin scar on his forehead, which is shaped like a bolt of lightning. Albus Dumbledore is considered the greatest wizard of modern times. And he is particularly famous for his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945 . Voldemort is a dark wizard, who is very powerful. And Voldemort wants to conquer the whole world. Writing Features and themes suspense and complicated plot the magic world opposed to the muggle world full of mysteries power of love power of bravery power of friendship Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone as fantasy Fantasy refers to a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary plot element, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic and magical creatures are common. In Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, the setting, plot and characters have strong relation with magic.