The Vampire

The Vampire
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Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages : 191
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ISBN-10 : 9780299159238
ISBN-13 : 029915923X
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Vampire by : Alan Dundes

Download or read book The Vampire written by Alan Dundes and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1998-10-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vampires are the most fearsome and fascinating of all creatures of folklore. For the first time, detailed accounts of the vampire and how its tradition developed in different cultures are gathered in one volume by eminent folklorist Alan Dundes. Eleven leading scholars from the fields of Slavic studies, history, anthropology, and psychiatry unearth the true nature of the vampire from its birth in graveyard lore to the modern-day psychiatric patient with a penchant for drinking blood. The Vampire: A Casebook takes this legend out of the realm of literature and film and back to its dark beginnings in folk traditions. The essays examine the history of the word “vampire;” Romanian vampires; Greek vampires; Serbian vampires; the physical attributes of vampires; the killing of vampires; and the possible psychoanalytic underpinnings of vampires. Much more than simply a scary creature of the human imagination, the vampire has been and continues to haunt the lives of all those who encounter it—in reality or in fiction.

The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters

The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters
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Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9781438130019
ISBN-13 : 1438130015
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters by : Rosemary Guiley

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Vampires, Werewolves, and Other Monsters written by Rosemary Guiley and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monsters and shape-shifters have always held a special fascination in mythologies, legends, and folklore the world over. From ancient customs to famous cases of beasts and vampires and their reflections in popular culture, 600 entries provide definitions, explanations, and lists of suggested further reading.

The Universal Vampire

The Universal Vampire
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 265
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ISBN-10 : 9781611475807
ISBN-13 : 1611475805
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Universal Vampire by : Barbara Brodman

Download or read book The Universal Vampire written by Barbara Brodman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the publication of John Polidori's The Vampyre (1819), the vampire has been a mainstay of Western culture, appearing consistently in literature, art, music (notably opera), film, television, graphic novels and popular culture in general. Even before its entrance into the realm of arts and letters in the early nineteenth century, the vampire was a feared creature of Eastern European folklore and legend, rising from the grave at night to consume its living loved ones and neighbors, often converting them at the same time into fellow vampires. A major question exists within vampire scholarship: to what extent is this creature a product of European cultural forms, or is the vampire indeed a universal, perhaps even archetypal figure? In this collection of sixteen original essays, the contributors shed light on this question. One essay traces the origins of the legend to the early medieval Norse draugr, an "undead" creature who reflects the underpinnings of Dracula, the latter first appearing as a vampire in Anglo-Irish Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, Dracula. In addition to these investigations of the Western mythic, literary and historic traditions, other essays in this volume move outside Europe to explore vampire figures in Native American and Mesoamerican myth and ritual, as well as the existence of similar vampiric traditions in Japanese, Russian and Latin American art, theatre, literature, film, and other cultural productions. The female vampire looms large, beginning with the Sumerian goddess Lilith, including the nineteenth-century Carmilla, and moving to vampiresses in twentieth-century film, literature, and television series. Scientific explanations for vampires and werewolves constitute another section of the book, including eighteenth-century accounts of unearthing, decapitation and cremation of suspected vampires in Eastern Europe. The vampire's beauty, attainment of immortality and eternal youth are all suggested as reasons for its continued success in contemporary popular culture.

Vampires

Vampires
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Publisher : Rodopi
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9789042016699
ISBN-13 : 9042016698
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Vampires by : Peter Day

Download or read book Vampires written by Peter Day and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preliminary Material --Introduction /Peter Day --Legend of the Vampire --Getting to know the Un-dead: Bram Stoker, Vampires and Dracula /Elizabeth Miller --"One for Ever": Desire, Subjectivity and the Threat of the Abject in Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla /Hyun-Jung Lee --Sex, Death, and Ecstacy: The Art of Transgression /Lois Drawmer --The Name of the Vampire: Some Reflections on Current Linguistic Theories on the Etymology of the Word Vampire /Peter Mario Kreuter --The Discourse of the Vampire in First World War Writing /Terry Phillips --"Dead Man Walking": The Historical Context of Vampire Beliefs /Darren Oldridge --Vampire Dogs and Marsupial Hyenas: Fear, Myth, and the Tasmanian Tiger's Extinction /Phil Bagust --Vampires for the Modern Mind --Vampire Subcultures /Meg Barker --Embracing the Metropolis: Urban Vampires in American Cinema of the 1980s and 90s /Stacey Abbott --Piercing the Corporate Veil - With a Stake? Vampire Imagery and the Law /Sharon Sutherland --The Vampire and the Cyborg Embrace: Affect Beyond Fantasy in Virtual Materialism /James Tobias --Looking in the Mirror: Vampires, the Symbolic, and the Thing /Fiona Peters --"Death to Vampires!": The Vampire Body and the Meaning of Mutilation /Elizabeth McCarthy --The Un-dead: To be Feared or/and Pitied /Nursel Icoz --"You're Whining Again Louis": Anne Rice's Vampires as Indices of the Depressive Self /Pete Remington.

Vampire School: Ghoul Trip (Book 2)

Vampire School: Ghoul Trip (Book 2)
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Publisher : Albert Whitman
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0807584649
ISBN-13 : 9780807584644
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Vampire School: Ghoul Trip (Book 2) by : Peter Bently

Download or read book Vampire School: Ghoul Trip (Book 2) written by Peter Bently and published by Albert Whitman. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lee and his best friends Billy and Bella head off on a class trip to the County Fair. But when they arrive, there are some very strange characters hanging around. Could they have anything to do with all the robberies around town? The vampire friends decide that it's up to them to get to the bottom of the mystery.

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes

The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9781504085014
ISBN-13 : 1504085019
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by : Arthur Conan Doyle

Download or read book The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic British mystery anthology containing the last twelve stories featuring the most famous fictional detective of all time. Enter the world of Sherlock Holmes for this final collection of short stories showcasing one of English literature’s greatest sleuths as he solves some of his more puzzling cases. From the criminal London underworld to the estates of the most illustrious aristocrats, Holmes engages his trademark deductive reasoning to locate a missing war veteran, recover a stolen gem, track down a Sussex vampire, and even discover why a university professor has begun to creep about like a beast. These are just a few of the mysteries that have come to the attention of Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr. Watson, some of which have baffled even the ranks of Scotland Yard. For Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts and lovers of classic British detective fiction, The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is a must-read compendium of crime fiction from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about one his most beloved literary creations. “The whole Sherlock Holmes saga is a triumphant illustration of art’s supremacy over life.” —Christopher Morley, author and founder of The Baker Street Irregulars

The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes

The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 326
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015002313339
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes by : Arthur Conan Doyle

Download or read book The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: