The Twilight Saga: The Books, the Movies, the Cultural Phenomenon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781861712011)

THE TWILIGHT SAGA

THE BOOKS, THE MOVIES, THE CULTURAL PHENOMENON

By Jeremy Mark Robinson

This critical study explores the Twilight phenomenon, a popular fantasy romance franchise, which includes the books by Stephenie Meyer and the Hollywood films. The Twilight Saga began in 2007 with the first Twilight novel and in 2008 with the first Twilight movie.

The Twi-books have sold 160 million copies (by 2020), and Twilight spent 235 weeks on the bestseller list of the New York Times. The Twilight movies were huge hits: Twilight grossed $402 million worldwide, New Moon $687m, Eclipse $706m, Breaking Dawn Part 1 $684m and Breaking Dawn Part 2 $829m. (A total gross of about $3.3 billion).

This book explores the novels and the movies in detail, sometimes employing theory, and sometiimes taking a wry, humorous approach to this much-loved series. The study includes chapters on Stephenie Meyer's other works (and adaptations); chapters on vampireology; on vampire cinema; on feminism; on pop culture; on the characters; on the actors and the directors; on the movie spoofs of Twilight; and even on 50 Shades of Grey (a franchise that started out as Twilight fan fiction).

Illustrated with images from the movies, book covers, the cast and the fans. Paperback, with a full colour cover.

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