哈利波特的魔幻世界MAGICAL WORLDS OF HARRY POTTER (P)
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出 版 社： Oversea Publishing House
出版时间： 2004-12-1字数：版次： 1页数： 285印刷时间： 2004/05/01开本：印次：纸张： 胶版纸I S B N ： 071831014009包装： 平装内容简介
ONE OF THE PLEASURES OF READING J. K. ROWLING IS discovering the playful references tohistory, legend, andliterature that she hides in herbooks.Forinstance, the Sphinxin the maze during the Triwizard Tournament asks a riddle,just as the Sphinx of ancient Greek mythology did. Hagrid'spet dog, Fluffy, is actually another famous beast from Greekmythology, Cerberus. "Durmstrang," the name of the wizardingschool that admits only full-blooded wizards and has question-able links to Lord Voldemort, comes from a German artisticstyle called Sturm und Drang, which was a favorite of NaziGermany. As well, Durmstrang students arrive at Hogwarts ina ship like the one featured prominently in a famous Sturmund Drang opera. Alert readers know Rowling also hides funclues in the names she chooses for characters. Draco, Harry'snemesis, gets his name from the Latin word for "dragon" or"snake." Dumbledore's pet phoenix, Fawkes, gets his name from a historical figure linked to bonfires just as phoenixes aresaid to be reborn in fire.
目录
Introduction
Did Alchemists Really Search for a Magic Stone？
Who Was the Most Amazing Animagus？
Is "Avada Kedavra" a Real Curse？
Are Basilisks Just Big Snakes？
Which "Fantastic Beasts" Come From Legend？
Why Would Sirius Black Become a Black Dog？
Why Does the Black Family Appear on a Tapestry？
Which Creature Doesn't Know When to Say Good-bye？
Have Witches Always Flown on Broomsticks？
Why Would Mundungus Fletcher Steal Cauldrons？
Why Do Centaurs Avoid Humans？
What's the Favorite Trick of Cornish Pixies？
Why Would Voldemort Put the Dark Mark on Death Eaters？
What Story Began With a Dark and Stormy Knight？
Why Would Chocolate Help After Escaping a Dementor？
Does Dumbledore Trust Divination or Doesn't He？
Which Creature Is Fit for a King？
Who Were the First British Wizards？
Why Doesn't Dumbledore Fight Voldemort？
Why Would Durmstrang Students Travel by Ship？
Where Does Magic Come From？
Which Character Can't Die？
Was the Real Flamel a Successful Alchemist？
Why Would Fluffy Come From "a Greek Chappie"？
Why Would the Forest Near Hogwarts Be "Forbidden"？
What Does Ice Cream Have to Do With Witchcraft？
Are All Giants All Bad？
Which Real-Life Creature Still Eludes Scientists？
Why Are Harry and Cedric Like Knights of the Round Table？
Why Are Goblins Such Good Bankers？
Which of Draco's Sidekicks Is Also Named for a Dragon？
Which Creature Is Master of Both Earth and Sky？
Why Do Parents Worry About Grindylows？
Where Do the Nastiest Mandrakes Grow？
Which Is the Least Likely Magical Creature？
Why Would Anyone Go to School With a Slytherin？
Which Creature May Not Bow Its Head？
What Is the Most Important Language for Wizards？
Why Is Each Malfoy Aptly Named？
Why Won't Wizards Go Near a Manticore？
Why Is the Third Task Set in a Maze？
Why Might McGonagall Appear As a Cat？
Why Might a Human Fear Merpeople？
