Vampire Legends in Contemporary American Culture : What Becomes a Legend Most / William Patrick Day.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Day, William Patrick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vampire films--History and criticism.

Vampire films.

Horror tales, American--History and criticism.

Horror tales, American.

Popular culture--United States--History--20th century.

Popular culture.

Vampires in literature.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

American fiction.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813148120

081314812X

OCLC:

900344740