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From demons to Dracula : the creation of the modern vampire myth /
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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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?