Vampire legends in contemporary American culture : what becomes a legend most by Day, William Patrick, author instant download

Vampire legends in contemporary American culture : what becomes a legend most by Day, William Patrick, author instant download

1 online resource (203 pages), While vampire stories have been part of popular culture since the beginning of the nineteenth century, it has been in recent decades that they have become a central part of American culture. Vampire Legends in Contemporary American Culture looks at how vampire stories -- from Bram Stoker's Dracula to Blacula, from Bela Lugosi's films to Love at First Bite -- have become part of our ongoing debate about what it means to be human. William Patrick Day looks at how writers and filmmakers as diverse as Anne Rice and Andy Warhol present the vampire as an archetype of human identity, as well as h, Includes bibliographical references and index, Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002, digitized 2010, Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Vampire History; 2 The Vampire Liberation Front; 3 The Dracula Variations: Part I; 4 Post-Human Vampires: We Are Animals -- 5 The Dracula Variations: Part II; 6 Return of the Slayer; Conclusion: The Persistence of Legend; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y