From demons to Dracula : the creation of the modern vampire myth / Matthew Beresford.

Author/creator Beresford, Matthew
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Reaktion, 2008.
Description240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents The ancient world: origins of the vampire -- The vampire in prehistory: early ideas on death and burial -- Historical roots: the vampire in the Middle Ages -- Vampiric haunts #1: Transylvania, Romania -- The historical Dracula: Vlad III Tepes -- From myth to reality: the vampire of folklore -- A friend is born: the vampire in literature -- Vampiric haunts #2: Whitby, North Yorkshire, England -- Phantasmagoria: the modern vampire -- Vampiric haunts #3: Highgate cemetery, London, England -- Conclusion: a dark reflection of human society?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 210-227) and index.
Bibliography noteIncludes web resources.
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