Magic and Rhetoric in Harry Potter

Download or read book Magic and Rhetoric in Harry Potter written by Edward John Royston and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author analyzed that J.K. Rowling sees that the conflicts of class, wealth and authority still take place between the traditional and the new computer age societies of England, in the same way as the disputes between religion and science or alchemy in the middle ages. Rhetoric plays an important role in the new movement of seventeenth-century thought in England. From science and mysticism raised nefarious forms of occult spell casting and, unfortunately, edifying forms of wonderment and incantation. Also, from arguments between scientists and magicians to anxieties over witchcraft and disputes about religion and science. Perhaps rhetorical discernment is the most reliable indicator of the heart's piety or, alternatively, of demonry. This fundamental conflict between scientists and mystics over the nature of rhetoric is the most significant linguistic happening in seventeenth-century England.