Aurora Teagarden, the Cozy and the Southern Gothic
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Aurora Teagarden, the Cozy and the Southern Gothic |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 8273 |
2605 | |
Book Title | Reading the Cozy Mystery: Critical Essays on an Underappreciated Subgenre |
Authors | |
Author | Gildersleeve, Jessica |
Editors | Betz, Phyllis M. |
Page Range | 156-168 |
Chapter Number | 9 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 2021 |
Publisher | McFarland & Company, Inc. |
McFarland Publishers | |
Place of Publication | Jefferson, United States |
ISBN | 9781476677279 |
9781476641690 | |
Web Address (URL) | https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/reading-the-cozy-mystery/ |
Abstract | This chapter considers the extent to which the Aurora Teagarden novels and their Hallmark adaptations (2015-present) commit to such reassurance and stability through two main arguments. First, I suggest that rather than upholding the genre, the Aurora Teagarden book series seeks to destabilize the veracity of the cozy: that is, the very possibility of the genre as in any way associated with something like ‘real life’ by increasingly permitting the intrusion of the violence and darkness of the Gothic as the series progresses. Despite its efforts, the cozy cannot keep these invasions out: the Gothic asserts its primacy over the tamer genre. By associating violent crime with the leisure activity of the ‘Real Murders Club’, as well as with librarian Aurora’s love of crime fiction, the novels show how we attempt to put those disruptions at a distance, making them safe by their association with story. |
Keywords | the cozy, mystery, crime fiction, Aurora Teagarden, Charlaine Harris, adaptation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 470527. Popular and genre literature |
470214. Screen and media culture | |
470514. Literary theory | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6441/aurora-teagarden-the-cozy-and-the-southern-gothic
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