The Twilight mystique
Subtitle: critical essays on the novels and films
By: edited by Amy M. Clarke and Marijane Osborn
Series: Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy -- 25; Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy -- 25
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780786449989
Subjects: American Young adult fiction; History and criticism; Film adaptations
Description: "The essays in this volume explore Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series in the contexts of literature, religion, fairy tales, film, and the gothic. Some look at fan involvement in the Twilight world. Topics include Meyer's use of Quileute shape-shifting legends; Twilight's literary heritage and its references to classic works of literature; and the series's controversial depictions of feminity"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225) and index.
Table of contents: title: Luminous and liminal : why Edward shines  -- Marijane Osborn; title: Narrative layering and "high-culture" romance  -- Yvette Kisor; title: Carlisle's cross : locating the post-secular gothic  -- Lori Branch; title: Eco-gothics for the twenty-first century  -- James Mc Elroy And Emma Catherine Mc Elroy; title: Noble werewolves or native shape-shifters?  -- Kristian Jensen; title: Abstinence, American-style  -- Ann V. Bliss; title: Is Twilight Mormon?  -- Sarah Schwartzman; title: Bella and the choice made in Eden  -- Susan Jeffers; title: Bella and boundaries, crossed and redeployed  -- Keri Wolf; title: Sleeping beauty and the idealized undead : avoiding adolescence  -- Janice Hawes; title: Why we like our vampires sexy  -- Stephanie L. Dowdle; title: Forks, Washington : from farms to forests to fans  -- Christine M. Mitchell; title: The pleasures of adapting : reading, viewing, logging on -- Pamela H. Demory.