Second Takes () von Carolyn Jess-Cooke

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Acknowledgments

Introduction
Carolyn Jess-Cooke and Constantine Verevis

1. Redefining the Sequel: The Case of the (Living) Dead
Constantine Verevis

2. Of “True” Sequels: The Four Daughters Movies, or the Series That Wasn’t
Jennifer Forrest

3. Sequel-Ready Fiction: After Austen’s Happily Ever After
Thomas Leitch

4. Before and After, Before Before and After: Godfather I, II , and III
R. Barton Palmer

5. Sequelizing Hollywood: The American “Smart” Film
Claire Perkins

6. From Remake to Sequel: Ocean’s Eleven and Ocean’s Twelve
Joyce Goggin

7. Decent Burial or Miraculous Resurrection: Serenity, Mourning, and Sequels to Dead Television Shows
Ina Rae Hark

8. Prequel: The “Afterwardsness” of the Sequel
Paul Sutton

9. Circulations: Technology and Discourse in The Ring Intertext
Daniel Herbert

10. Sequelizing the Superhero: Postmillennial Anxiety and Cultural “Need”
Simon McEnteggart

11. Before and After and Right Now: Sequels in the Digital Era 
Nicholas Rombes

12. Sequelizing Spectatorship and Building Up the Kingdom: The Case of Pirates of the Caribbean, Or, How a Theme Park Attraction Spawned a Multibillion-Dollar Film Franchise 
Carolyn Jess-Cooke

Works Cited
List of Contributors
Index