The Twilight Mystique: Critical Essays on the Novels and Films

ISBN-13: 9780786449989 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 247 str.

Amy M. Clarke; Marijane Osborn; Donald E. Palumbo

Opis

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.

Spis treści

• Preface and Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Approaching Twilight
• Luminous and Liminal: Why Edward Shines
• Narrative Layering and "High-culture" Romance
• Carlisle's Cross: Locating the Post-Secular Gothic
• Eco-Gothics for the Twenty-First Century
• Noble Werewolves or Native Shape-Shifters?
• Abstinence, American-Style
• Is Twilight Mormon?
• Bella and the Choice Made in Eden
• Bella and Boundaries, Crossed and Redeployed
• Sleeping Beauty and the Idealized Undead: Avoiding Adolescence
• Why We Like Our Vampires Sexy
• Forks, Washington: From Farms to Forests to Fans
• The Pleasures of Adapting: Reading, Viewing, Logging On
• About the Contributors
• Bibliography
• Index