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OverviewThis collection of interconnected essays relates the Undead in literature, art and other media to questions concerning gender, race, genre, technology, consumption and social change. A coherent narrative follows Enlightenment studies of the vampire's origins in folklore and folk panics, the sources of vampire fiction, through Romantic incarnations in Byron and Polidori to Le Fanu's Carmilla. Further essays discuss the Undead in the context of Dracula, fin-de-siecle decadence, Nazi Germany and early cinematic treatments. The rise of the sympathetic vampire is charted from Coppola's film, Bram Stoker's Dracula, to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Twilight. More recent manifestations in novels, TV, Goth subculture, young adult fiction and cinema are dealt with in discussions of True Blood, The Vampire Diaries and much more. Featuring distinguished contributors, including a prominent novelist, and aimed at interdisciplinary scholars or postgraduate students, it will also appeal to aficionados of creative writing and Undead enthusiasts.www.opengravesopenminds.com -- . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sam George , William Hughes , William HughesPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9781784993627ISBN 10: 178499362 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 18 May 2016 Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews...the book is highly recommended as a primary reference work on the media vampire. -- Andy Boylan. Taliesin Meets the Vampires blog '...the book is highly recommended as a primary reference work on the media vampire.' Andy Boylan, Taliesin Meets the Vampires blog, 13 March 2015 -- . Author InformationSam George is Senior Lecturer in Literature at the University of Hertfordshire Bill Hughes was recently awarded his doctorate from the University of Sheffield Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |