TY - BOOK ID - 78718876 TI - The vampire in literature PY - 2014 SN - 3954896370 9783954896370 9783954891375 PB - Hamburg, Germany DB - UniCat KW - Vampires KW - Vampires in literature KW - Lesbian vampires KW - Dead KW - Monsters UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78718876 AB - The figure of the vampire has been around for centuries, and has lost none of its fascination. Although, the portrayal of the vampire in literature today has not much in common with its historical origins, the vampire belief is based on true events. Bram Stoker's novel 'Dracula' laid the foundation for the success story of the vampire. He created something sinister, a monster in the shape of a gentleman. The evil of the Victorian society was personified in the form of the revenant. Boundaries between good and evil, human and non-human, death and life are blurred and unrecognizable in his book. ER -