Giselle Liza Anatol, "Bringing Light to Twilight: Perspectives on a Pop Culture Phenomenon"
Pa....ve Mac....an | 2011-06-07 | ISBN: 0230110681 | 258 pages | PDF | 2 MB

Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series has enjoyed astounding commercial success, not just with adolescents as originally intended but with a wide and diverse audience, yet the cultural and literary contributions of these novels have been largely overlooked. This dynamic volume reveals how the Twilight series has fundamentally altered our interpretations of vampires. These essays bring together a broad range of perspectives on the vampire series, from gender issues to the genre of Gothic fiction to environmental concerns. Ultimately, this compelling collection provides insights on how we can better "read" popular culture and loosen the restrictive boundaries between pleasure and intellectual pursuit along the way.

"A timely collection of scholarly essays on Stephanie Meyer's enormously popular Twilight series which, for better or for worse, has fundamentally altered our reading and understanding of vampires . . . a valuable resource for academics and non-academics alike, not only to trace the cultural and literary impact of the Twilight series, but also to help provide clear literary analysis and cultural contextualization."--Franz J. Potter, Associate Professor, National University

"Shattering the notion that Twilight is not worthy of academic study, Bringing Light to Twilight offers diverse array of approaches to the saga from a wide range of disciplines. An illuminating analysis of the series, this anthology is a discerning response to the Twilight phenomenon and a must-read for scholars of popular culture, media studies, and literature."--Natalie Wilson, author of Seduced by Twilight: The Allure and Contradictory Messages of the Popular Saga

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