HISTORICAL ANALYSIS

HISTORICAL ANALYSIS

A historian and cultural critic, Sara Buttsworth teaches at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. She has published books and academic essays on subjects ranging from World War II to The Lord of the Rings and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In this essay, she applies her expertise in folklore to a fresh reading of Stephenie Meyer’s popular Twilight series.

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Reading the Genre

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