The Twilight Mystique

Critical Essays on the Novels and Films
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-7864-4998-9
Verlag: McFarland

Buch, Englisch, 247 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

The 14 essays in this volume explore Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight series in the contexts of literature, religion, fairy tales, film, and the gothic. Several contributors examine Meyer's emphasis on abstinence, considering how, why, and if the author's Mormon faith has influenced the series' worldview. Others look at fan involvement in the Twilight world, focusing on how the series' avid following has led to an economic transformation in Forks, Washington, the real town where the fictional series is set. Other topics include Meyer's use of Quileute shape-shifting legends; Twilight's literary heritage and its frequent references to classic works of literature; and the series's controversial depictions of feminity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clarke, Amy M.

Osborn, Marijane

Über Autor(innen)

Amy M. Clarke is a continuing lecturer in the University Writing Program at the University of California, Davis, where she teaches science fiction. Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He lives in Greenville. C.W. Sullivan III is also in the English department at East Carolina University. Marijane Osborn is Professor of English at the University of California, Davis