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Informationen zum Autor Amy M. Clarke is a continuing lecturer in the University Writing Program at the University of California, Davis. She teaches courses in science fiction and fantasy, including seminars on both the Harry Potter and Twilight series, and has recently published a study of Ursula Le Guin. Marijane Osborn is professor emeritus of English at the University of California, Davis. She has written or been a major contributor to several books on Beowulf and has published three books on Middle English topics. Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Approaching TwilightAMY M. CLARKE Luminous and Liminal: Why Edward ShinesMARIJANE OSBORN Narrative Layering and "High-culture" RomanceYVETTE KISOR Carlisle's Cross: Locating the Post-Secular GothicLORI BRANCH Eco-Gothics for the Twenty-First CenturyJAMES MC ELROY AND EMMA CATHERINE MC ELROY Noble Werewolves or Native Shape-Shifters?KRISTIAN JENSEN Abstinence, American-StyleANN V. BLISS Is Twilight Mormon?SARAH SCHWARTZMAN Bella and the Choice Made in EdenSUSAN JEFFERS Bella and Boundaries, Crossed and RedeployedKERI WOLF Sleeping Beauty and the Idealized Undead: Avoiding AdolescenceJANICE HAWES Why We Like Our Vampires SexySTEPHANIE L. DOWDLE Forks, Washington: From Farms to Forests to FansCHRISTINE M. MITCHELL The Pleasures of Adapting: Reading, Viewing, LoggingPAMELA H. DEMORY About the Contributors Bibliography Index ...
