Genre, Reception, and Adaptation in the 'Twilight' Series (Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1409436616 ISBN 13: 9781409436614

Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

Much of the criticism on Stephenie Meyer's immensely popular 'Twilight' novels has underrated or even disparaged the books while belittling the questionable taste of an audience that many believe is being inculcated with anti-feminist values. Avoiding a repetition of such reductive critiques of the series's purported shortcomings with respect to literary merit and political correctness, this volume adopts a cultural studies framework to explore the range of scholarly concerns awakened by the 'Twilight novels and their filmic adaptations. Contributors examine 'Twilight's debts to its predecessors in young adult, vampire, and romance literature; the problems of cinematic adaptation; issues in fan and critical reception in the United States and Korea; and the relationship between the series and contemporary conceptualizations of feminism, particularly girl culture. Placing the series within a broad tradition of literary history, reception studies, and filmic adaptation, the collection offers scholars the opportunity to engage with the books' importance for studies of popular culture, gender, and young adult literature.

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About the Author

Anne Morey is associate professor of English at Texas A&M University. She is presently at work on a history of religious filmmaking in the United States.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409436616
• ISBN 13: 9781409436614
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 252
• Editor: Morey Anne