SEVERAL EVOLUTIONS OF THE VAMPIRE FIGURE IN CONTEMPORARY POPULAR CULTURE
SEVERAL EVOLUTIONS OF THE VAMPIRE FIGURE IN CONTEMPORARY POPULAR CULTURE
Author(s): Alina Buzarna-Tihenea (Gălbează)Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Metaphysics, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: vampire; Dracula; myth; film; popular culture;
Summary/Abstract: Across time, the stories about vampires have evolved, adapting to new cultures and to ever-evolving social mentalities. Dracula – perhaps the most famous vampire figure – has undergone radical transformations in popular culture, generating a great variety of vampire types and sub-types.This paper aims to briefly present the evolution of the vampire figure in popular culture (especially inliterature and film), starting with the publication of Stoker’s epistolary novel “Dracula”, and focusing on Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles” and on several well-known films, such as “Dracula” (1931), “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992), “Interview with the Vampire” (1994), “The Twilight Saga” (2008-2012), the “Underworld” series (2003-2016) and “Priest” (2011).
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 344-353
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English