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- Title
Voldemort Tyrannos: Plato's Tyrant in the Republic and the Wizarding World.
- Authors
Smith, Anne Collins; Smith, Owen M.
- Abstract
In this article, the authors draw parallels between Lord Voldemort in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series and philosopher Plato's portrait of the tyrant in "Republic IX." They show that Voldemort exhibits nearly every characteristic in Plato's description of the tyrannical man, analyzing a number of close parallels between the two. Plato describes the tyrant as obsessed with lust, and this particular component of the tyrant's character initially appears to be missing from the portrayal of Voldemort.
- Subjects
LORD Voldemort (Fictional character); HARRY Potter book series; ROWLING, J. K., 1965-; PLATO, 428-347 B.C.; REPUBLIC, The (Book : Plato); LITERARY characters; GOOD &; evil; PHILOSOPHERS; CLASSICAL literature
- Publication
Reason Papers, 2012, Vol 34, Issue 1, p125
- ISSN
0363-1893
- Publication type
Article