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The vampire in nineteenth-century English literature.

This book traces the vampire's evolution from folklore to twentieth-century popular culture and explains why this creature became such an important metaphor in Victorian England. The vampire appears in the folklore of almost every culture and became the property of serious writers in Victorian...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Senf, Carol A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Bowling Green, Ohio] : Bowling Green State University Popular Press, ©1988.
Subjects:	English literature > 19th century > History and criticism. Horror tales, English > History and criticism. Vampires in literature. Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique. Récits d'horreur anglais > Histoire et critique. Vampires dans la littérature. English literature. Horror tales, English. Vampir Literatur Geschichte (1800-1900) Englisch. 1800-1899 English literature > 19th century > History and criticism Vampires in literature Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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