Series Editor's Preface Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction; Tommy Halsdorf and Catherine Butler 1. Philip Pullman's 'Religious Reaction against Religion' in 'His Dark Materials'; Pat Pinsent 2. Pullman, the Idea of Soul, and Multimodal 'Seeability' in 'Northern Lights' and the Film 'The Golden Compass'; Rosemary Ross Johnston 3. The Pursuit of Knowledge: Scientific Enquiry in 'His Dark Materials'; Alison Waller 4. The Controversialist: Philip Pullman's Secular Humanism and Responses to 'His Dark Materials'; Naomi Wood 5. Bearly Conscious? Deconstructing Pullman's Postmodern Marionettes; Andrew M. Butler 6. 'Without Contraries is No Progression': Romantic Constructions of Childhood and Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials'; Keith O'Sullivan 7. Representations of Gender in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' Trilogy; T.Halsdorf 8. Persephone Ascending: Goddess Archetypes and Lyra's Journey to Wholeness; Susan Redington Bobby 9. Interview with Philip Pullman Selected Bibliography and Further Reading Index.

"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

"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