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- catalog 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. While expressing isolation, the vampire also represents the transcendent agent through which individuals and societies must confront questions about innate good, or evil, and belief in the divine and the afterlife." "Textual experiences of the numinous in the form of the vampire propel the subject on a spiritual journey involving both psychological and religious qualities. Through this journey, the reader and the main character may begin to understand the value of their existence and the divine. A variety of works, poetry and fiction by British and American authors, is discussed, with particular concentration on Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, as representative of the Romantic, Victorian, and late twentieth century periods of literature. A conclusion looks at the future of the literary vampire."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13325531.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""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. While expressing isolation, the vampire also represents the transcendent agent through which individuals and societies must confront questions about innate good, or evil, and belief in the divine and the afterlife." "Textual experiences of the numinous in the form of the vampire propel the subject on a spiritual journey involving both psychological and religious qualities. Through this journey, the reader and the main character may begin to understand the value of their existence and the divine. A variety of works, poetry and fiction by British and American authors, is discussed, with particular concentration on Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, as representative of the Romantic, Victorian, and late twentieth century periods of literature. A conclusion looks at the future of the literary vampire."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Dreadful Revelations: The Numinous and the Vampire -- Surrendering the Self: The Numinous and the Vampire in Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" -- Recreating the World: The Sacred and the Profane in Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Eros and the Thanatotic Hero: Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles -- Conclusion: Vampires for a New Age.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-193) and index.".
- catalog extent "vii, 200 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Vampire as numinous experience.".
- catalog identifier "0786419474 (softcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Vampire as numinous experience.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Publishers,".
- catalog relation "Vampire as numinous experience.".
- catalog spatial "English-speaking countries.".
- catalog subject "820.9/375 22".
- catalog subject "Belief and doubt in literature.".
- catalog subject "Future life in literature.".
- catalog subject "Good and evil in literature.".
- catalog subject "Horror tales, American History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Horror tales, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Immortalism in literature.".
- catalog subject "PR830.V3 M36 2004".
- catalog subject "Religion and literature English-speaking countries.".
- catalog subject "Spiritual life in literature.".
- catalog subject "Vampires in literature.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Dreadful Revelations: The Numinous and the Vampire -- Surrendering the Self: The Numinous and the Vampire in Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" -- Recreating the World: The Sacred and the Profane in Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Eros and the Thanatotic Hero: Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles -- Conclusion: Vampires for a New Age.".
- catalog title "The vampire as numinous experience : spiritual journeys with the undead in British and American literature / Beth E. McDonald.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".