Images of the modern vampire : the hip and the atavistic /

This book presents the vampire as a truly international phenomenon, not restricted to the original folk character, the literary vampire (such as Dracula), or 20th-century film versions. Instead, we move around the world and into the 21st-century: reshaping the legend into a post-modern image that is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Brodman, Barbara (Editor ), Doan, James E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Vampire films.
Vampire films > History and criticism.
Vampires in literature.
Vampires dans la littérature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology.
Vampire films
Vampires in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Films de vampires.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book presents the vampire as a truly international phenomenon, not restricted to the original folk character, the literary vampire (such as Dracula), or 20th-century film versions. Instead, we move around the world and into the 21st-century: reshaping the legend into a post-modern image that is psychologically and socially relevant while retaining elements of folklore mixed with a hint of science fiction. This book is intended for aficionados of folklore and mythology, as well as literary and film scholars, vampire devotees, and a more general audience interested in the supern.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 263 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (251-253) and index.
ISBN:9781611475838
161147583X

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