{"id":3147,"date":"2009-10-12T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T09:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/10\/twilight-vs-wuthering-heights.html"},"modified":"2009-10-12T09:30:56","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T09:30:56","slug":"twilight-vs-wuthering-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/10\/twilight-vs-wuthering-heights.html","title":{"rendered":"‘Twilight’ vs. ‘Wuthering Heights’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"toledoSince I know that Idol Chatter readers are BIG fans of all things Twilight and Stephenie Meyer<\/a>, I can’t resist pointing you to a podcast\/radio show I did for the Penguin Classics series, “Vampires on Paper: The Enduring Appeal of Vampires in Literature.”<\/a> <\/p>\n

I was asked to respond to the suggestion that “Twilight” is “Wuthering Heights<\/a> with vampires,” compare Edward and Heathcliff, and basically get my vampire geek on in a literary way. (Sigh!) Here is the official description: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“Elda Rotor of Penguin Classics interviews ‘Twilight’ expert Donna Freitas<\/a> about the appeal of Stephenie Meyer’s blockbuster vampire series and how it compares to Emily Bront\u00eb’s enduring classic ‘Wuthering Heights<\/a>.’<\/p>\n

Elda then speaks with Dacre Stoker, a direct descendant of Bram Stoker, and Ian Holt, authors of ‘Dracula: The Un-Dead<\/a>,’ who talk about Bram Stoker’s masterpiece, why Dracula wears evening clothes, and how vampires pick up chicks even when they smell like the grave.” <\/p>\n

Notice how I get to be the “Twilight<\/a>” expert? And yes I’m proud of the title. I’m pretty excited to share the stage with all that Dracula-talk too, since Dracula is one of my all-time favorite classics. And how amazing is that new “Wuthering Heights<\/a>” cover? It’s drawn by Ruben Toledo (the husband of the fashion designer Isabel Toledo, a favorite of Michelle Obama).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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