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Transylvanian vampires : folktales of the living dead retold / Adriana Groza.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Groza, Adriana, 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vampires--Romania--Transylvania.
- Vampires.
- Folklore--Romania--Transylvania.
- Folklore.
- Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, 1430 or 1431-1476 or 1477.
- Vlad.
- Dracula, Count (Fictitious character).
- Dracula.
- Romania--Transylvania.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 184 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
- Summary:
- Authentic vampire tales exist in Transylvanian folklore-yet the Transylvanian vampire is nothing like the bloodthirsty count of Bram Stoker's imagination or the romantic hero of popular fiction. The Romanian tradition reflects the norms of peasant life and wisdom embedded in age-old communities. This book consists of 21 narratives developed from brief accounts recorded by anthropologists and historians from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The goal is to capture the major themes found in the existing sources. The book also includes translations of 17 brief folk stories about Vlad Tepes, known as Dracula. Contrary to the prevailing fictive image, these stories portray Vlad as a wise although strict ruler and a proud defender of his country's autonomy. An introduction discusses the Transylvanian village and its rich folk traditions, making explicit the comparison of the folkloric vampire to the historic and the fictional Dracula. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part I Village Morality and the Danger from Vampires
- The Daughter of the Priest 15
- The Wedding Day 19
- The Mysterious Suitor 26
- The Promise 32
- The Two Girls 38
- Part II Vampires Among Us 45
- The Dinner Guest 45
- The Pet 50
- The Strange Attraction 54
- The Parents with Two Sons 60
- Two Widows 67
- Part III Interlude-How to Recognize a Vampire 73
- Part IV Identifying and Eliminating Vampires
- The Soldiers and the Old Woman 93
- The Cursed Family 100
- Dangerous Promises 106
- The Vampire's Revenge 111
- The White Flower 116
- The Red Flame 121
- Part V Vampires as Friends and Lovers
- The Vampire's Friendship 127
- The Drunkard 133
- The Journey Together 137
- For Now and Forever 141
- The Vampire and the Thief 147
- Part VI Seventeen Folk Stories About Vlad Tepes / Ion Stavarus Stavarus, Ion, Adriana Groza Groza, Adriana 151.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786477029
- 0786477024
- OCLC:
- 864097189
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