Harry Potter, JK Rowling, and literary criticism
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This is not mine. This is an essay written by a friend of mine, Subtle Science, that I feel is a definitive statement on J. K. Rowling's interviews about her works.
Essay begins here: ( Read more... )
This is not mine. This is an essay written by a friend of mine, Subtle Science, that I feel is a definitive statement on J. K. Rowling's interviews about her works.
Essay begins here: ( Read more... )
I remember Umberto Eco, a very good author (the name of the rose) stating, every author should die after he has finished his books. Because he/she shortens with comments the reading-experience and spoils the exploration.
I beg to differ a bit, there are some authors who are great in giving comments about their works others are bad in it - sometimes they try to give misleads on purpose: Rowling for example is not very open to declare her influences (real life and in books).
So we have to judge comments of authors concerning their work very carefully. As you said: it doesn't matter what she says about Snape, in our thoughts about the character.
But it is very interesting, none the less! It tells us something about Rowling. Her statement is so far away from what the book says that something is off here, very fishy. That could tell us things about Rowling (I don't know what. A personal grudge? I think it could be something with the death of her mother, which is linked to AD's death - what was this strange thing AD said that his death would be euthanasia - I was shocked to read that in a children's book - but that's only speculation)
To repeat myself: I agree with you her statement tells nothing about the character.
Thank you!
(I had to befriend you to post it, I hope you don't mind!)
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I'm glad you enjoyed it and I will pass onto her your comments about it.
I assume that you won't mind if I friend you back?
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