02715nam 2200601Ia 450 991045640180332120200520144314.01-282-79608-997866127960811-86189-742-1(CKB)2550000000013242(EBL)618743(OCoLC)647920291(SSID)ssj0000418148(PQKBManifestationID)11929499(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418148(PQKBWorkID)10388491(PQKB)10914053(MiAaPQ)EBC618743(Au-PeEL)EBL618743(CaPaEBR)ebr10382995(EXLCZ)99255000000001324220080429d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrFrom demons to Dracula[electronic resource] the creation of the modern vampire myth /Mathew BeresfordLondon Reaktion20081 online resource (242 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-86189-403-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.From Demons to Dracula Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1: Thee Ancient World: Origins of the Vampire; 2: The Vampire in Prehistory: Early Ideas on Death and Burial; 3: Historical Roots: The Vampiret in the Middle Ages; 4: Vampiric Haunts #1:Transylvania, Romania; 5: Thee Historical Dracula: Vlad iii Tepes; 6: From Myth to Reality:The Vampire of Folklore; 7: A Fiend is Born: The Vampire in Literature; 8: Vampiric Haunts #2: Whitby, North Yorkshire, England; 9: Phantasmagoria:The Modern Vampire; 10: Vampiric Haunts #3: Highgate Cemetery, London, EnglandConclusion: A Dark Reflection of Human Society? Appendix: Historia Rerum Anglicarum ('History of English Affairs'); References; Select Bibliography; Websites and Media; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexIn blood-soaked lore handed down the centuries, the vampire is a monster of endless fascination: from Bram Stoker's Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this seductive lover of blood haunts popular culture and inhabits our darkest imaginings. The culturalVampiresVampires in literatureVampire filmsElectronic books.Vampires.Vampires in literature.Vampire films.398.21Beresford Mathew954358MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456401803321From demons to Dracula2158598UNINA