The Twilight Saga, the Internet and Cultural Change. Notes on the Sociology of Literary Reception
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https://doi.org/10.31261/GSS_SN.2022.13.06Keywords:
Twilight saga, sociology of literature, reception of literature, literary lifeAbstract
In her article, Monika Gnieciak analyses the impact of the publication of the Twilight saga on the functioning of contemporary literary life. The controversial popularity of the saga, both among its fans and anti-fans, combined with the development of social networking sites at the time of its publication, resulted in a cultural change which caused the mechanisms of literary communication to undergo a permanent transformation. At the same time, the mass readership of Stephenie Meyer’s fiction brought about a change in the status of the young adult genre, which from a marginal literary product has developed into one of the most vibrant segments of the current publishing market.
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