{"product_id":"9781621315384","title":"Vampires in Literature and Film","description":"Whether as bloodthirsty monsters or mesmerizing seducers, vampires have always held powerful sway over the human imagination. Representations of vampires range from the terrifying to the ridiculous, but after several hundred years their popularity remains undiminished.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVampires Over the Ages: A Cultural Analysis of Scientific, Literary, and Cinematic Representations\u003c\/i\u003e gives students the materials to analyze the way the vampire image has changed over the centuries, particularly as it relates to politics, sexuality, and culture. The book surveys the vampire legend historically, compares scientific, literary, and cinematic representations of vampires, and analyzes vampire images from a cultural perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will be exposed to classic vampire literature such as Teophile Gautier's \u003ci\u003eClarimonde\u003c\/i\u003e and August Strindberg's \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e. Notable writers including Karl Marx and Oskar Kokoshka provide a political framework for the vampire legend, and excerpts from the work of Sigmund Freud yield psychological insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing primary sources ranging from the \u003ci\u003eLiterature\/Film Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eMechademia 2: Networks of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, the book is a comprehensive and fascinating examination of vampire legend and lore and how they have changed over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVampires Over the Ages: A Cultural Analysis of Scientific, Literary, and Cinematic Representations\u003c\/i\u003e can be used in film and literature courses, as well as those that focus on popular culture and early scientific theories about vampire plagues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTomislav Longinovic\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of Slavic and comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His research interests include South Slavic literatures and cultures, Serbo-Croatian language, literary theory, Central and East European literary history, and translation studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis previously written books include \u003ci\u003eBorderline Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVampires Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRed Knight: Serbian Women's Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, which was co-edited and co-translated with Daniel Weissbort. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eVampire Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2012 Mihajlo Misha Djordjevic Award for the best book in South Slavic Studies, presented by the North American Society for Serbian Studies (NASSS). Professor Longinovic also writes fiction in both Serbian and English, notably \u003ci\u003eSama Amerika\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoment of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognella Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038045946096,"sku":"9781621315384","price":112.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781621315384_p0.jpg?v=1763857595","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781621315384","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}