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Transylvanian vampires : folktales of the living dead retold /

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Discusses the history of the folklore of vampires in Transylvania.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Groza, Adriana, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Subjects:
Vlad > III, > Prince of Wallachia, > 1430 or 1431-1476 or 1477.
Dracula, > Count (Fictitious character)
Vampires > Romania > Transylvania.
Folklore > Romania > Transylvania.
Vampires > Roumanie > Transylvanie.
Folklore > Roumanie > Transylvanie.
Folklore.
Vampires.
Romania > Transylvania.
Vampires > Transylvania (Romania)
Folklore > Transylvania (Romania)
Dracula, Count (Fictional character)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • pt. I. Village morality and the danger from vampires
  • The daughter of the priest
  • The wedding day
  • The mysterious suitor
  • The promise
  • The two girls
  • pt. II. Vampires among us
  • The dinner guest
  • The pet
  • The strange attraction
  • The parents with two sons
  • Two widows
  • pt. III. Interlude : how to recognize a vampire
  • pt. 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
  • pt. V. Vampires as friends and lovers
  • The vampire's friendship
  • The drunkard
  • The journey together
  • For now and forever
  • The vampire and the thief
  • pt. VI. Seventeen folk stories about Vlad Tepes (compiled by Jon Stavarus, translated by Adriana Groza).