Victorian melodrama in the twenty-first century : Jane Eyre, Twilight, and the mode of excess in girl culture / Katie Kapurch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kapurch, Katie, 1983- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Jane Eyre.

Brontë, Charlotte.

Meyer, Stephenie, 1973- Twilight saga.

Meyer, Stephenie.

Jane Eyre (Brontë, Charlotte).

Twilight saga (Meyer, Stephenie).

American fiction--21st century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

English literature--19th century--Influence.

English literature.

Girls in literature.

Heroines in literature.

Melodrama--History and criticism.

Melodrama.

Melodrama in motion pictures.

Girls--Books and reading.

Girls.

Excess (Philosophy).

Emotions in literature.

Fan fiction--History and criticism.

Fan fiction.

English literature--Influence.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xviii, 239 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, imprint is published by Springer Nature, [2016]

Contents:

Introduction: Melodrama, power, and girl culture

Powerless protagonists: melodramatic heroines of Victorian and postfeminist girlhood

Spatial invasions and melodrama's narrative structure: innocence, villainy, and vigilance in girlhood

Musical gestures: melodramatic lullabies of anxious desire

Secrets revealed, feelings moralized: girls' confessional intimacy and emotional agency

Melodrama's gothic remnants: nightmares and vampire-girl doubles

Suffering, separation, and crying: melodrama, tears, and girls' emotional empowerment

Melodrama's happily-ever-after? girls, re-reading, and resistance

Epilogue: In the post-Twilight afterglow

Appendix: Methodology: girls' online fandom.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137590602

1137590602

OCLC:

931226667