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Hogwarts Professor

The Artistry and Meaning of J. K. Rowling and Other Greats

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Ray Livingston's 'The Traditional Theory of Literature' (Conclusion and Appendix)

The Capstone Finale of the Best Introduction to Reading Poetry, Prose, and Drama through a Spiritually-Focused Lens -- and to Understanding the Novels of J. K. Rowling as Non-Liturgical Sacred Art

Ray Livingston's 'The Traditional Theory of Literature' (Chapter 6: Judgement and Criticism)

The Aims, Necessary Skills, Requisite Character, as well as the Do's and Don'ts of a Literary Critic (With a Note about Its Challenge and Relevance for Rowling Readers)

Shanker's 'Old Man,' Leda Strike's Tattoo, Her First Husband's Real Name, and The Dress

A Conversation with Katya Slonenko about Her Strike-Ellacott Theories and Others from Reddit's r/CormoranStrike Community

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A Pen to Change the World: Conversation with Solomon Schmidt, Rowling-Galbraith Biographer (Part Two)

Nick Jeffery and John Granger talk with Solomon Schmidt about what he'd ask Rowling as a biographer if given the chance -- and he asks them what they would ask, with and without Veritaserum

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The Body in the Hallmarked Man Silver Vault was Steely Dan

A Reddittor Theory that the Cover of 'Aja,' the 1977 Steely Dan Record Album, was the Model for Ian Griffith's Staging of the Mysterious Strike 8 Murder Scene

Ray Livingston's 'The Traditional Theory of Literature' (Chapter 5: The Function of Works of Art)

This is the sixth in a series of posts for Hogwarts Professor Paid Subscribers that introduces the Perennialist interpretation of fiction via a book by Ray Livingston titled The Traditional Theory of Literature (University of Minnesota Press, 1962).

A Pen to Change the World: Conversation with Solomon Schmidt, Rowling-Galbraith Biographer (Part One)

Nick Jeffery and John Granger talk with Solomon Schmidt about the Adventure of Writing a Rowling Biography Today

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Katya Slonenko: Leda Strike's 'Mistress of the Salmon Salts' Pudenda Tattoo

Strike Fandom's Leading Tattoo Artist Explains What Tattoos Mean in the Strike Novels and Explores Why Cormoran's Mum Would Put a Song Title in Ink Where She Did

Dementia, Jewelry, and a Nine Inch Cock: The Mystery of Shanker's 'Old Man,' His Given Name, and Why He's Never Killed Jeff Whittaker

Katya Slonenko's Deductions from Shanker Comments about His Dear Old Dad in 'The Hallmarked Man'

Ray Livingston's 'The Traditional Theory of Literature' (Chapter 4: The Work of Art, Part 2)

Thoughts on Ornament, Beauty, and Style with Special Reference to the Importance of These Subjects for Understanding the Work of Rowling-Galbraith