This is an auction for THE MAGICAL WORLDS OF HARRY POTTER by David Colbert.

From Wikipedia:

"The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter is a guide to the Harry Potter universe, written by David Colbert. It explores the references to history, legends, and literature in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. The book was published in 2001 and has since received positive reviews from critics. Colbert told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the Harry Potter novels "are literary treasure hunts for Rowling's readers. What seem like funny-sounding names and places and excursions into fantasy all have a basis in either history, myth or legend." He added that Rowling has been able to turn these elements into her own, and concluded: "A couple of times, every generation, some writer gets it exactly right and really makes it their own, and J.K. Rowling has done that." The book features 53 chapters. Colbert writes about the connections between Rowling's novels and folklore, Greek mythology, and the cultures of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, and the Aztecs. For example, Rowling got the name for the character Draco Malfoy from the Latin word for dragon, draco. One of the connections to folklore that Colbert find the most fascinating is the name of the evil wizard family The Malfoys. They are named after the Latin word for "evil-doer", maleficus, which was used in medieval times to describe witches. In addition, there is a chapter in the book that explains the origins of the names of the spells featured in the Harry Potter series..."

More here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Worlds_of_Harry_Potter

Paperback 2001.

224 pages.

Illustrations throughout.

Near new condition.

The cost of shipping is $5.95.

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