Genre, Reception, and Adaptation in the 'Twilight' Series |
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| Editor:
| Morey, Anne |
| Series title: | Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4094-3661-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2012 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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Avoiding the reductive tendency of some recent scholarship to focus on the purported shortcomings of the Twilight series 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. In so doing, the contributors show the series's importance for studies of popular culture, gender, reception history and young adult literature.
Avoiding the reductive tendency of some recent scholarship to focus on the purported shortcomings of the Twilight series 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. In so doing, the contributors show the series's importance for studies of popular culture, gender, reception history and young adult literature.