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The twilight of the Gothic? : vampire fiction and the rise of the paranormal romance / Joseph Crawford.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crawford, Joseph, 1982- author.
- Series:
- Gothic literary studies.
- Gothic Literary Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Meyer, Stephenie, 1973- Twilight.
- Meyer, Stephenie.
- Horror tales, American--History and criticism.
- Horror tales, American.
- Vampires in literature.
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American--History and criticism.
- Gothic fiction (Literary genre), American.
- Vampire films--History and criticism.
- Vampire films.
- Vampires on television.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cardiff, Wales : University of Wales Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- This book explores the history of the paranormal romance genre, from its earliest eighteenth-century sources to the commercial success of contemporary media franchises such as Twilight and True Blood.
- Contents:
- The first 800 years
- Romancing the paranormal
- Sleeping with the enemy
- The new millennium
- The Twilight controversy
- Mutations
- Epilogue. Signs and portents : Red Riding Hood, Snow White and the huntsman and Fifty shades of grey.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 19, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 9781783161768
- 1783161760
- 9781783160655
- 1783160659
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