Life after Harry

Life after Harry

Eine Gattungsdiskussion zeitgenössischer Kinder- und Jugendliteratur in der Post-Potter-Ära

Life After Harry

Contemporary Children’s Literature and Young Adult Fiction in the Post-Potter Era – a Discussion of Genre Aspects

Victoria Fitz

Doctoral thesis

Date of Examination: 2015-03-03

Date of issue: 2018-08-15

Advisor: Karg, Ina Prof. Dr.

Referee: Karg, Ina Prof. Dr.

Referee: Winko, Simone Prof. Dr.

Persistent Address: http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-002E-E480-1

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Abstract

English

Do novels like Inkheart, Twilight, Percy Jackson, The Hunger Games, or Ruby Red share specific genre characteristics with Harry Potter? Is there perhaps even a specific genre of post-Potter literature? This thesis discusses contemporary children’s literature and young adult fiction in terms of the following genre aspects: serials, fantasy, modern myth, postmodern literature, crossover literature, and multi addressing.

Keywords: serials; series; fantasy; modern myth; postmodern literature; crossover literature; multi addressing; coming of age; genre; Harry Potter; Inkheart; Inkspell; Inkdeath; Twilight; New Moon; Eclipse; Breaking Dawn; The Hunger Games; Catching Fire; Mockingjay; Ruby Red; Sapphire Blue; Emerald Green

Schlagwörter: Serie; Fantasy; Phantastik; Moderne Mythen; Postmoderne Literatur; Crossover; Multiaddressierung; Genre; Gattung; Harry Potter; All-Age-Literatur; Tintenherz; Twilight; Percy Jackson; Tribute von Panem; Edelstein-Trilogie