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Genre/Form: | Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: McDonald, Beth E., 1950- Vampire as numinous experience. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers, ©2004 (DLC) 2004010996 (OCoLC)55208438 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Beth E McDonald |
ISBN: | 9780786481262 0786481269 |
OCLC Number: | 643834954 |
Reproduction Notes: | Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 200 pages) |
Details: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Responsibility: | Beth E. McDonald. |
Abstract:
This critical work examines the vampire as a spiritual figure - whether literal or metaphorical - analyzing how the use of the vampire in literature has served to convey both a human sense of alienation from the divine and a desire to overcome that alienation.
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"fascinating...of great interest...fresh approach"--SFRA Review; "vampires have long held an influential spot in American popular culture...this is an important work"--Popular Culture Review; "takes a look at literal and metaphorical representations of vampires...includes discussion of a variety of English and American literary works"--The Year's Work in English Studies. Read more...
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