Vampire god : the allure of the undead in Western culture /

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"In [book title], [author] examines the mythic figure of the vampire from its origins in early Greek and Slavic folklore, its transformation by Romantics like Byron, Le Fanu, and Stoker, and its diverse representations in present-day popular culture. The allure of the vampire, [author] argues,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hallab, Mary Y., 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albany : SUNY Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Vampires in literature.
Vampire films.
Vampires on television.
Folk literature > History and criticism.
Fantasy fiction > History and criticism.
Vampires dans la littérature.
Vampires à la télévision.
Littérature populaire > Histoire et critique.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Fantasy fiction
Folk literature
Vampire films
Vampires in literature
Vampires on television
Fernsehsendung
Vampir
Literatur
Film
Bellettrie.
Films.
Vampiers.
Religieuze aspecten.
Vampir.
culture > Occident > vampire > Antiquité > 21e s. (début)
culture populaire > vampire > 20e s. (fin) > 21e s. (début)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Films de vampires.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Vampires and science
  • Vampires and society
  • Vampires and psychology: body, soul, and self
  • The religious vampire: reason, romantics, and Victorians
  • The religious vampire: the twentieth century
  • The vampire god: nature and the numinous.

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