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Cargando... Making Avonlea: L.M. Montgomery and Popular Culturepor Irene Gammel (Editor)
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Since the publication of Anne of Green Gables in 1908, L.M. Montgomery and the world of Anne have propelled themselves into a global cultural phenomenon, popular not only in Canada, but in places as diverse as Japan, the United States, and Iran. Making Avonlea, the first study to focus on Montgomery and her characters as popular cultural icons, brings together twenty-three scholars from around the world to examine Montgomery's work, its place in our imagination, and more specifically its myriad spin-offs including musicals, films, television series, t-shirts, dolls, and a tourist industry. Invoking theories of popular culture, film, literature, drama, and tourism, the essayists probe the emotional attachment and loyalty of many generations of mostly female readers to Montgomery's books while similarly scrutinizing the fierce controversies that surround these books and their author's legacy in Canada. Twenty-five illustrations of theatre and film stills, artwork, and popular cultural artefacts, as well as snapshot pieces featuring personal reflections on Montgomery's novels, are interwoven with scholarly essays to provide a complete picture of the Montgomery cultural phenomenon. Mythopoetics, erotic romance, and visual imagination are subjects of discussion, as is the commercial success of various television series and movies, musicals, and plays based on the Anne books. Scholars are equally concerned with the challenges and disputes that surround the translation of Montgomery's work from print to screen as well as the growth of tourist sites and websites that have themselves moved Avonlea into new cultural landscapes. Making Avonlea allows the reader to travel to these sites and to consider Canada's most enduring literary figures and celebrity author in light of their status as international icons almost one hundred years after they first arrived on the scene. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I am a casual consumer and an avid Montgomery fan, but found the articles to sometimes be dry, conflicting (as not all essay authors share opinions within the novel), and often found myself skimming or skipping chapters altogether. Should I ever want to read more about the psychology involved in the creation of a book cover for Emily of New Moon, or perhaps about the interest in hair from the characters within the novels, this will be a great resource for further education. As a novel for a person interested in a personal way rather than for academic needs, I would not generally recommend it. This is a good resource for the right situations, but not as great for casual reading. ( )