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Dark matter : shedding light on Philip Pullman's trilogy His dark materials / Tony Watkins.
- Title
- Dark matter : shedding light on Philip Pullman's trilogy His dark materials / Tony Watkins.
- Author
- Watkins, Tony, 1964-
- Publication
- Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, [2006]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PR6066.U44 Z95 2006 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 221 p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- ""My books are about killing God." So declares Philip Pullman. Appealing to millions of children and adults alike, Pullman's books create a universe in which the church is the enemy and God is the master villain. Cultural analyst Tony Watkins offers an evenhanded and appreciative critique of Philip Pullman's books, exploring their religious and scientific underpinnings and highlighting their cultural and spiritual significance. Interacting deeply with Pullman's published writings and providing exclusive interview material, Watkins sheds light and insight on the worldview of one of today's most influential fantasy novelists."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Note
- Originally published: Southhampton : Damaris Publishing, 2004.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-221).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The storyteller -- The once upon a time business -- Philip Pullman : places and people -- Storytelling and other stories -- His raw materials -- The world(s) of his dark materials -- The golden compass -- The subtle knife -- The amber spyglass -- Beyond the amber spyglass -- Shedding light on dark matter -- Dæmons and growing up -- Dust, sin and the fall -- Consciousness, wisdom and the second fall -- Truth, integrity and the alethiometer -- The magisterium and the authority -- The republic of heaven -- Once upon a time lasts forever -- Appendix: The science of his dark materials.
- ISBN
- 083083379X (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780830833795
- LCCN
- ^^2005033148
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library