The Irish Vampire
From Folklore to the Imaginations of Charles Robert Maturin, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker$29.95
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Sharon M. Gallagher
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 220
Bibliographic Info: notes, bibliography, index
Copyright:fun88 chính thứcMọi quyền được bảo lưu cho trang web chính thức Date: 2017
pISBN: 978-1-4766-6580-1
eISBN: 978-1-4766-2796-0
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
1. “The facts of vampirism are as old as the world”:
The Etymology, Folklore and History of the Vampire 7
2. Gothic and Irish Literature: “The uncreated conscience of my race” 28
3. Charles Robert Maturin: Stirring the Imagination of an Irish Vampire 45
4. Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Refining the Irish Vampire 87
5. Bram Stoker: The Realization of the Irish Vampire 120
6. The Irish Vampire: National, Literary, Personal and
Global Identity 170
Chapter Notes 179
Bibliography 199
Index 209