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The Vampyre (Annotated)

John William Polidori

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Description:Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The vampire is the foundational account of the "romantic vampire" genre. Polidori wrote it on the stormy summer nights, between June 16 and June 19, 1816 (in which it was the year without summer), in Villa Diodati, along with Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, the Countess Potocka and Matthew Lewis. Villa Diodati was considered by Mary Shelley as a culturally sacred place, where writers such as John Milton, Rousseau and Voltaire had been. The story tries to expose the force of the myth that makes common people not believe in vampires, hence the protagonist, Lord Ruthven, takes advantage of this situation to commit his bloodthirsty acts.Another of Ruthven's weapons is his great capacity for seduction and his effectiveness as he is, a vampire, who stands out in the cruel end of this story with which Polidori transformed the vampire character of folklore into an aristocratic personality, causing great impact on the society of the time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Vampyre (Annotated). To get started finding The Vampyre (Annotated), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 38

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Independently Published

Release: 2020

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Description: Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The vampire is the foundational account of the "romantic vampire" genre. Polidori wrote it on the stormy summer nights, between June 16 and June 19, 1816 (in which it was the year without summer), in Villa Diodati, along with Lord Byron, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, the Countess Potocka and Matthew Lewis. Villa Diodati was considered by Mary Shelley as a culturally sacred place, where writers such as John Milton, Rousseau and Voltaire had been. The story tries to expose the force of the myth that makes common people not believe in vampires, hence the protagonist, Lord Ruthven, takes advantage of this situation to commit his bloodthirsty acts.Another of Ruthven's weapons is his great capacity for seduction and his effectiveness as he is, a vampire, who stands out in the cruel end of this story with which Polidori transformed the vampire character of folklore into an aristocratic personality, causing great impact on the society of the time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Vampyre (Annotated). To get started finding The Vampyre (Annotated), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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