Philip Pullman

Catherine Butler is Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of the West of England, UK. Tommy Halsdorf lectures in English Literature at the University of Luxembourg.

"Covers a variety of approaches and includes selected topics that are relevant and significant." - Carole Scott, San Diego State University, USA "An engaging and thought-provoking collection of essays which offers some illuminating criticism on Pullman's work." - Lucy Pearson, Newcastle University, UK

• Series Editor's PrefaceNotes on ContributorsAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroduction; Tommy Halsdorf and Catherine Butler1. Philip Pullman's 'Religious Reaction against Religion' in 'His Dark Materials'; Pat Pinsent2. Pullman, the Idea of Soul, and Multimodal 'Seeability' in 'Northern Lights' and the Film 'The Golden Compass'; Rosemary Ross Johnston3. The Pursuit of Knowledge: Scientific Enquiry in 'His Dark Materials'; Alison Waller4. The Controversialist: Philip Pullman's Secular Humanism and Responses to 'His Dark Materials'; Naomi Wood5. Bearly Conscious? Deconstructing Pullman's Postmodern Marionettes; Andrew M. Butler6. 'Without Contraries is No Progression': Romantic Constructions of Childhood and Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials'; Keith O'Sullivan7. Representations of Gender in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' Trilogy; T.Halsdorf8. Persephone Ascending: Goddess Archetypes and Lyra's Journey to Wholeness; Susan Redington Bobby9. Interview with Philip PullmanSelected Bibliography and Further ReadingIndex.