Wise wizards and wicked witches? An Analysis of Magic Users in Terry Pratchett's Discworld

The aim of this thesis is to examine several works from the Discworld series by Sir Terence David John Pratchett, focusing on magic and the people using it. The thesis starts with an examination of witches and wizards in English tradition. It also concerns magic and how it is viewed in popular literature throughout the twentieth century. The main focus of the thesis lies in an analysis of Terry Pratchett's magic system, wizards and witches and stereotypes connected with them