Reading the Vampire

by Kenneth Gelder (Author)

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Synopsis of Reading the Vampire

This study investigates vampire narratives in literature and in film, from early vampire stories such as Polidori's The Vampyre , J. Sheridan Le Fanu's lesbian vampire tale Carmilla and Bram Stoker's Dracula , the most famous vampire narrative of all. It compares these stories to contemporary American vampire blockbusters by writers such as Stephen King, the historical vampire chronicles of Anne Rice, post-Ceausescu vampire narratives, and films such as F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu and Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula . The text places vampires in their cultural contexts, showing how vampire narratives reproduce the anxieties and fascinations of their times: from the 19th-century investments in travel and tourism, to issues of colonialism, national identity and obsessions with sex.

Product details

  • Pages: 176
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Published: 1st September 1994
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 9780415080125
  • Category: Art

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