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基本説明
Explores Stephenie Meyer's wildly popular Twilight series in the contexts of literature, religion, fairy tales, film, and the gothic.
Full Description
The 13 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 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' controversial depictions of femininity.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Approaching Twilight
AMY M. CLARKE
Luminous and Liminal: Why Edward Shines
MARIJANE OSBORN
Narrative Layering and "High-culture" Romance
YVETTE KISOR
Carlisle's Cross: Locating the Post-Secular Gothic
LORI BRANCH
Eco-Gothics for the Twenty-First Century
JAMES MC ELROY AND EMMA CATHERINE MC ELROY
Noble Werewolves or Native Shape-Shifters?
KRISTIAN JENSEN
Abstinence, American-Style
ANN V. BLISS
Is Twilight Mormon?
SARAH SCHWARTZMAN
Bella and the Choice Made in Eden
SUSAN JEFFERS
Bella and Boundaries, Crossed and Redeployed
KERI WOLF
Sleeping Beauty and the Idealized Undead: Avoiding Adolescence
JANICE HAWES
Why We Like Our Vampires Sexy
STEPHANIE L. DOWDLE
Forks, Washington: From Farms to Forests to Fans
CHRISTINE M. MITCHELL
The Pleasures of Adapting: Reading, Viewing, Logging
PAMELA H. DEMORY
About the Contributors
Bibliography
Index
