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Jatta is a princess in the kingdom of Alteeda, but her life is no fairytale. Her mother was slain by werewolves when Jatta was three, and now at the age of 14, she has discovered that the werewolves left their curse on her. (Publisher's blurb)
Metaphors of Monstrosity : The Werewolf as Disability and Illness in Harry Potter and JattaRoslyn Weaver,
2010single work criticism — Appears in:
Papers : Explorations Into Children's Literature,vol.
20no.
22010;(p. 70-82)'The werewolf is an enduringly popular figure in fantasy literature and film. Although traditionally an image of horror and fear, the werewolf more often in modern texts occupies a place of difference and exclusion. This paper explores the idea of the werewolf as representative of disability and illness in two children's fantasy works from the UK and Australia: JK Rowling's Harry Potter series (1997-2007) and Jenny Hale's Jatta (2009). This paper investigates whether these associations between the werewolf and disability are troubling and problematic, or whether the metaphor of the werewolf provides alternative, powerful expressions of disability and illness.' (Author's abstract)
Metaphors of Monstrosity : The Werewolf as Disability and Illness in Harry Potter and JattaRoslyn Weaver,
2010single work criticism — Appears in:
Papers : Explorations Into Children's Literature,vol.
20no.
22010;(p. 70-82)'The werewolf is an enduringly popular figure in fantasy literature and film. Although traditionally an image of horror and fear, the werewolf more often in modern texts occupies a place of difference and exclusion. This paper explores the idea of the werewolf as representative of disability and illness in two children's fantasy works from the UK and Australia: JK Rowling's Harry Potter series (1997-2007) and Jenny Hale's Jatta (2009). This paper investigates whether these associations between the werewolf and disability are troubling and problematic, or whether the metaphor of the werewolf provides alternative, powerful expressions of disability and illness.' (Author's abstract)
