[Milton-L] RE: Milton and Pullman

[Jameela Lares]

There was quite a lively discussion some years back on His Dark Materials.  I particularly recall Dennis Danielson and John Leonard's analysis.

I'm not particularly keen on the series, myself.  I was horrified by Roger's death, but what troubled me at least as much was that when Lyra stepped through the stars she didn't get anywhere particularly transcendent but rather another version of Here.  Nor does she get Anywhere Else when she enters a wardrobe at the beginning of the first book.  Perhaps someone with "The Silver Chair" to hand could quote Puddleglum's comments to the Queen of the Underworld.

Jameela Lares
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Am I alone in finding Pullman both shallow and sinister?

As far as I can tell, _The Golden Compass_ ends with Lord Asriel, the good-scary guy, murdering a child (Roger). This is presented as a noble sacrifice, allowing the great man to open up the heavens in defiance of an authoritarian God.

A little _Brothers Karamazov_ rids us of this deed.

JD Fleming


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You might also recommend that your student check the archives of the listserv of Child_Lit, of which Philip Pullman is actually a member.  See at http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~mjoseph/childlit/about.html.

Extant major academic journals in children's literature from a literary point of view are Lion and Unicorn, Children's Literature, and Children's Literature Quarterly.  One of the difficulties of finding chlidren's lit in MLA is that field was not always included as a descriptor.

Jameela Lares
Professor of English
The University of Southern Mississippi
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Hattiesburg, MS  39406-0001
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601 266-5757 fax
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Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 8:45 AM
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Dear scholars,

I remember hearing conference talks on Pullman and Milton, perhaps even at the MSA-sponsored panel at the MLA a few years back.  I know of the chapter in Knoppers and Semanza’s Milton in Popular Culture.  That reference did not pop up in my MLA Bibliography search — but I know that items are often missing (even [sigh] in my own entry, which I intend to remedy in May, after finals).  I think there is an article on Pullman that I have read but cannot find it.

Please advise if you know of any works on Pullman and Milton, so I can refer those to a student who is writing a paper on the relationship.  Many thanks.

Adios,

Angelica Duran
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English and Comparative Literature
Purdue University
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