<b>Illuminating Texts</b> - <i>Harry Potter</i>, Instant Classic

  • Jeffrey Canton

Abstract

In a slightly altered version of a piece broadcast on CBC Radio on Wednesday, July 12, 2000, Jeffrey Canton challenges the assumption that the Harry Potter books ought to be considered classics. He considers some other texts by comparison.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Canton
Jeffrey Canton, LG Lore column editor, is a Toronto writer and reviewer whose writing on children's books also appears in Quill and Quire, Children's Book News and Chapters On-line.
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