Legacy of John Polidori - The Romantic Vampire and Its Progeny

This collection explores the genesis of John Polidori's foundational novella The Vampyre (1819). It then tracks his bloodsucking progeny across the centuries and maps his disquieting legacy from the melodramatic vampire theatricals in the 1820s, through further Gothic fictions and horror films, to twenty-first century paranormal romance.

A propos de l'auteur

Bill Hughes was recently awarded his doctorate from the University of Sheffield

Dr Samantha George is Senior Lecturer in Literature at the University of Hertfordshire
Sam George is Senior Lecturer in Literature at the University of Hertfordshire

Résumé

This collection explores the genesis of John Polidori’s foundational novella The Vampyre (1819). It then tracks his bloodsucking progeny across the centuries and maps his disquieting legacy from the melodramatic vampire theatricals in the 1820s, through further Gothic fictions and horror films, to twenty-first century paranormal romance. -- .

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Sam Hughes George
• Collaboration: Sam George (Editeur), George Sam (Editeur), Bill Hughes (Editeur)
• Edition: Manchester University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781526166388
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6638-8
• Pages: 336
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Ghost, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Classic horror & ghost stories, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Classic horror and ghost stories, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form