ISBN:
9781988963327
,
198896332X
Language:
English
Pages:
xvii, 240 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
,
23 cm
DDC:
398.2109
Keywords:
1800-1899
;
Vampires History 19th century
;
Vampires in literature
;
Vampires Folklore
;
Vampires in popular culture
;
Vampires - Histoire - 19e siècle
;
Vampires dans la littérature
;
Vampires dans la culture populaire
;
Vampires in popular culture
;
Vampires in literature
;
Vampires
;
Folklore
;
History
Abstract:
"The nineteenth-century vampire has been inadequately studied until now, being usually investigated mainly as a precursor to twentieth- and twenty-first fictions. On the contrary, this book studies the vampire of the nineteenth century free of any reference to later developments, exploring instead other key topics, such as: the origins of the vampire in Icelandic and other medieval European texts; issues of gender and sex; and, because the vampire is almost always treated solely as egotistical, maniacal, and animalistic, any instances of sympathy and mercy shown by nineteenth-century vampires."--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
