The Irish vampire : from folklore to the imaginations of Charles Robert Maturin, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker /

"Three 19th century Irish writers -- Maturin, Le Fanu and Stoker -- used the obscure vampire of folklore in their fiction and developed a universally recognizable figure, culminating in Stoker's Dracula and the vampire of today's popular culture. This study traces the genealogy of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gallagher, Sharon M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.
Temas:
Vampires > Ireland.
Folklore > Ireland.
Vampires > Irlande.
Folklore > Irlande.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
Folklore
Vampires
Ireland
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1."The facts of vampirism are as old as the world": the etymology, folklore and history of the vampire
  • 2. Gothic and Irish literature: "the uncreated conscience of my race"
  • 3. Charles Robert Maturin: stirring the imagination of an Irish vampire
  • 4. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: refining the Irish vampire
  • 5. Bram Stoker: the realization of the Irish vampire
  • 6. "The Irish vampire: national, literary, personal and global identity.

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