From demons to Dracula : the creation of the modern vampire myth
Title:
From demons to Dracula : the creation of the modern vampire myth
JLCTITLE245:
Mathew Beresford.
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Publication Information:
London : Reaktion, 2008.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations, map
ISBN:
9781861897428
9781282796089
9786612796081
Abstract:
In blood-soaked lore handed down the centuries, the vampire is a monster of endless fascination: from Bram Stoker's Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this seductive lover of blood haunts popular culture and inhabits our darkest imaginings. The cultural.
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Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents:
The ancient world: origins of the vampire -- The vampire in prehistory: early ideas on death and burial -- Historical roots: the vampire in the Middle Ages -- Vampiric haunts #1: Transylvania, Romania -- The historical Dracula: Vlad III Tepes -- From myth to reality: the vampire of folklore -- A friend is born: the vampire in literature -- Vampiric haunts #2: Whitby, North Yorkshire, England -- Phantasmagoria: the modern vampire -- Vampiric haunts #3: Highgate cemetery, London, England -- Conclusion: a dark reflection of human society?
Technical Details:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Language:
English.
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Print version record.