Candace Benefiel

Reading Laurell K. Hamilton

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This exploration of author Laurell K. Hamilton's work examines the many novels of her series and shows how her writing has been a major influence on contemporary visions of the vampire-an ideal reference text for book club leaders. Long before Twilight achieved epic levels of popularity, Laurell K. Hamilton was reshaping the image of the vampire with her own take on the vampire mythos in her Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter fantasy novel series. While Hamilton's work draws on traditional vampire and fairy lore, her interpretation of these subjects brought new dimensions to the genres, influencing the direction of urban fantasy over the past two decades. Reading Laurell K. Hamilton focuses upon Hamilton's two bestselling series, the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series and the Merry Gentry series. The volume is intended as a resource for leaders of book clubs or discussion groups, containing chapters that examine Hamilton's role in the current vampire literature craze, the themes and characters in her work, and responses to Hamilton on the Internet. The book also provides a brief overview of Hamilton's life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Libraries Unlimited
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 437g
• ISBN-13: 9780313378355
• ISBN-10: 0313378355
• Artikelnr.: 32728401

Autorenporträt

Candace R. Benefiel is associate professor and humanities librarian in the Texas A&M University Libraries, College Station, TX.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chapter 1 A Writer's Life Chapter 2 The Author and the Genre
Chapter 3 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter-Part 1: The Early Novels: Meeting the
Hunter Chapter 4 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter-Part 2: Loving the Monsters
Chapter 5 Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter-Part 3: The Ardeur Chapter 6 An
American Fairy Princess: The Merry Gentry Series Chapter 7 Non-series
Novels Chapter 8 Hamilton's Short Fiction Chapter 9 Today's Issues in
Laurell K. Hamilton's Work Chapter 10 Pop Culture and the Author Chapter 11
The Author on the Internet Chapter 12 Laurell K. Hamilton and the Media
Chapter 13 What Do I Read Next? Resources Index