Gothic Themes, Settings, and Figures | Carol A. Senf (Essay Date 1988)
CAROL A. SENF (ESSAY DATE 1988)
SOURCE: Senf, Carol A. “The Vampire as Gothic Villain.” In The Vampire in Nineteenth-Century English Literature, pp. 31-74. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1988.
In the following excerpt, Senf centers on the vampire in legend, folklore, and literature, prior to the publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1897.
Dracula. As Chapter One [in The Vampire in Nineteenth-Century Literature] suggests, the name has practically become a synonym for vampire in the twentieth century. However, Bram Stoker’s original character is a transitional figure that has links to both the hideous creature from folklore and the more appealing modern version in Love At First Bite, John Badham’s Dracula, and the novels of Fred Saberhagen and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Similarly the novel in which he is the title character is a transitional...
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