Transylvanian Vampires : Folktales of the Living Dead Retold /

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 comes from the villages, reflecting the norms of peasant life and wisdom emb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Groza, Adriana, 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2014]
©2014
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Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Village Morality and the Danger from Vampires
  • The Daughter of the Priest
  • The Wedding Day
  • The Mysterious Suitor
  • The Promise
  • The Two Girls
  • Part II: Vampires Among Us
  • The Dinner Guest
  • The Pet
  • The Strange Attraction
  • The Parents with Two Sons
  • Two Widows
  • Part III: Interlude-How to Recognize a Vampire
  • Part IV: Identifying and Eliminating Vampires
  • The Soldiers and the Old Woman
  • The Cursed Family
  • Dangerous Promises
  • The Vampire's Revenge
  • The White Flower
  • The Red Flame
  • Part V: Vampires as Friends and Lovers
  • The Vampire's Friendship
  • The Drunkard
  • The Journey Together
  • For Now and Forever
  • The Vampire and the Thief
  • v Part VI: Seventeen Folk Stories About Vlad Tepes (Compiled by Ion Stavarus, translated by Adriana Groza)
  • Seventeen Folk StoriesAbout Vlad Ţepeş(Compiled by Ion Stăvărus, Translated by Adriana Groza)
  • On Historical Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Index.