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Transylvanian vampires : folktales of the living dead retold / Adriana Groza.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Groza, Adriana, 1954-
- 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.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The book also includes translations of 17 brief folk stories about Vlad Ţepeş, 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 village and its traditions, making comparison to historic and to the fictional Dracula"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- part I. Village morality and the danger from vampires
- part II. Vampires among us
- part III. Interlude
- how to recognize a vampire
- part IV. Identifying and eliminating vampires
- part V. Vampires as friends and lovers.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-1492-X
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