The universal vampire origins and evolution of a legend / Barbara Brodman and James E. Doan.
| Other author | Brodman, Barbara. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, co-published with the Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, Inc., [2013] |
| Description | xiii, 249 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | "Draugula": The Draugr in Old Norse-Icelandic Saga Literature and His Relationship to the Post-Medieval Vampire Myth / Matthias Teichert -- Dracula Anticipated: The "Undead" in Anglo-Irish Literature / Paul E. H. Davis -- Retracing the Shambling Steps of the Undead: The Blended Folkloric Elements of Vampirism in Bram Stoker's Dracula / Alexis M. Milmine -- Dracula's Kitchen: A Glossary of Transylvanian Cuisine, Language, and Ethnography / Cristina Artenie -- Biomedical Origins of Vampirism / Edward O. Keith -- Evidence for the Undead: The Role of Medical Investigation in the 18th-Century Vampire Epidemic / Leo Ruickbie -- Undead Feedback: Adaptations and Echoes of Johann Fluckinger's Report, Visum et Repertum (1732), until the Millennium / Clemens Ruthner -- Women with Bite: Tracing Vampire Women from Lilith to Twilight / Nancy Schumann -- Vampiresse: Embodiment of Sensuality and Erotic Horror in Carl Th. Dreyer's Vampyr and Mario Bava's The Mask of Satan / Angela Tumini -- The Vampire in Native American and Mesoamerican Lore / James E. Doan -- Vampiric Viragoes: Villainizing and Sexualizing Arthurian Women in Dracula vs. King Arthur (2005) / Katherine Allocco -- "If I Wasn't a Girl, Would You Like Me Anyway?" Le Fanu's Carmilla and Alfredson's Let the Right One In / Jamieson Ridenhour -- A Cultural Dynasty of Beautiful Vampires: Japan's Acceptance, Modifications, and Adaptations of Vampires / Masaya Shimokusu -- From Russia with Blood: Imagining the Vampire in Contemporary Russian Popular Culture / Tomas Jesus Garza -- Dracula Comes to Mexico: Carlos Fuentes's Vlad, Echoes of Origins, and the Return of Colonialism / Adriana Gordillo -- Sublime Horror: Transparency, Melodrama, and the Mise-en-Scene of Two Mexican Vampire Films / Raul Rodriguez-Hernandez, Claudia Schaefer. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2013002327 |
| ISBN | 9781611475807 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1611475805 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781611475814 (electronic) |
| ISBN | 1611475813 (electronic) |
| Standard identifier# | 40022179654 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GR830 .V3 U55 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |