Discovering the Golden Compass

Book Excerpt: Table of Contents

Contents:

A Note to Newcomers
Expanded Chronology
Dark Matter, D?mons, and Dust: The Many Worlds of Philip Pullman

Part 1: Pointing the Way to Philip Pullman and His Dark Materials
Philip Pullman: Servant of the Story
?I have a feeling this all belongs to me,? by Philip Pullman
The Literary Influences on Pullman?s His Dark Materials
What Does ?His Dark Materials? Refer To?

Part 2: Pointing the Way to the Books of His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass
Discovering Philip Pullman?s Universe
Visualizing the Technology in Lyra?s World, by Tim Kirk
Pointing the Way to His Dark Materials
The Golden Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

Part 3: Pointing the Way Beyond the Trilogy: Lyra?s Oxford and The Book of Dust
Lyra?s Oxford
The Book of Dust

Part 4: D?mon Driven: Encompassing Philip Pullman
Drawing on Design: Pullman as Artist
Pullman?s Oxford
Pullman?s Oxford: A Gallery of Colour Photograms by Emma Reynaud
Sundry Comments by Philip Pullman
Random Thoughts by Journalists, Critics, Readers, and Fans

Part 5: Pointing the Way to The Golden Compass on the Silver Screen
D?mons
Dust
The Alethiometer
The Golden Compass: From Book to Screen
Philip Pullman at the Oxford Literary Festival 2007, transcribed by Nicola Priest
Film Quips from All Over: On Casting, Crew, and the Movie

Part 6: Pointing the Way to the Many Worlds of His Dark Materials: Multiple Presentations
The Theatre Adaptation of His Dark Materials
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Reviews of the Play by British Newspapers
The Radio Dramatization Originally Broadcast on the BBC

Part 7: Pointing the Way to True North: Resources
Philip Pullman Websites
Key Film Collectibles
Book Editions of His Dark Materials
Books about Pullman and His Work
Prizes and Awards

Appendices
Appendix A. Fantasist Philip Pullman?
Appendix B. Hell to Pay: Pullman?s Sympathy for the Devil

Index to Characters, Places, and Things in His Dark Materials
About the Contributors
Tim Kirk on His Painting of Lyra in Oxford
Acknowledgments