Thematic Duality in J K Rowling’s Series of Harry Potter
Abstract
Critics and scholars have labelled the Harry Potter series as fantasy, young-adult fiction, mystery, thriller and bildungsroman. Chiefly there are seven types of narratives can be found in the entire series. All types of narrative overlap one another in the entire series. Seven types of narratives found in the series are bildungsroman, school narrative, detective or mystery, adventure narrative, Kunstler roman, quest narrative and epic narrative.
Since the publication of the first book of series, the series have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success across the globe. The whole series has been translated into 73 languages and as of May 2015, the books have sold more than 450 million copies worldwide.
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