Twilight and History

by Nancy Reagin

• ISBN13: 9780470619773
• ISBN10: 0470619775
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The first look at the history behind Stephenie Meyer's bestselling Twilight series, timed to release with the third movie, EclipseThe characters of the Twilight Saga carry a rich history that shapes their identities and actions over the course of the series. Edward, for instance, may look like a seventeen-year-old teen heartthrob, but was actually born in 1901 and died during the Spanish Influenza of 1918. His adopted sister, Alice, was imprisoned in an insane asylum in 1920 and treated so badly there that even becoming a vampire was a welcome escape. This book is the first to explore the history behind the Twilight Saga's characters and their stories. You'll learn about what life might have been like for Jasper Whitlock Hale, the Confederate vampire who fought during the Civil War, Carlisle Cullen, the Puritan witch hunter-turned-vampire who participated in the witchcraft persecutions in Early Modern England, and the history of the Quileute culture that shaped Jacob and his people -and much more. Gives you the historical backdrop for Twilight Saga characters and events Adds a whole new dimension to the Twilight novels and movies Offers fresh insights on vampires, romance, and historyTwilight and History is an essential companion for every Twilight fan, whether you've just gotten into the series or have followed it since the beginning.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments: For Those Who Turned Us

Twilight's Timeline

Introduction: Frozen in Time

Your Basic Human-Vampire-Werewolf/Shape-shifter Triangle: Bella, Edward, and Jacob

"An Old-Fashioned Gentleman"? Edward's Imaginary History

Biting Bella: Treaty Negotiation, Quileute History, and Why "Team Jacob" Is Doomed to Lose

CinderBella: Twilight, Fairy Tales, and the Twenty-First-Century American Dream

Courting Edward Cullen: Courtship Rituals and Marital Expectations in Edward's Youth

Some Family History: The Cullen Coven

Jasper Hale, the Oldest Living Confederate Veteran

Smoky Mountain Twilight: The Appalachian Roots of Emmett McCarty Cullen and His Family

Better Turned Than "Cured"? Alice and the Asylum

Carlisle Cullen and the Witch Hunts of Puritan London

A Subtle and Dangerous Gift: Jasper Hale and the Specter of the American Civil War

Like Other American Families, Only Not: The Cullens and the "Ideal" Family in American History

A World of Vampires: The Volturi and Beyond

The Sort of People Who Hired Michelangelo as Their Decorator: The Volturi as Renaissance Rulers

"Where Do the Cullens Fit In?": Vampires in European Folklore, Science, and Fiction

Getting Younger Every Decade: Being a Teen Vampire during the Twentieth Century

The Forks High School Faculty

Index: Alice Foresaw All of This

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