ENGL 1002: Harry Potter
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Use this guide to help you find the most relevant and appropriate sources through the library.
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Get Started: Start with reference sources to get an overall view of your topic.
Find Sources: Search the library's databases for articles to use as sources for your paper.
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Reference Sources:
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Reference Sources
Scholarly Studies in Harry Potter: Applying Academic Methods to a Popular TextCynthia Whitney Hallett, editor. Edwin Mellen Press, 2005.
Critical Companion to J. K. Rowling: A Literary Reference to Her Life and WorkKarley Adney and Holly Hassel. Facts on File, 2011.
The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic MonstersJeffrey Andrew Weinstock, editor. Ashgate Pub., 2015.
See entry: "HARRY POTTER, MONSTERS IN"
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales by Donald Haase, editor. Greenwood Press, 2007.
Search contents for "Harry Potter Films" and "Rowling, J.K."
