Vampyre and Carmilla - Humanitas
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Vampyre and Carmilla

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ISBN: 9780143139003
Autorius : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Leidimo metai: 2026
Leidėjas: Penguin Classics
Puslapių skaičius: 192
Leidinio kalba: Anglų
Formatas: Kieti viršeliai
Formatas: 216×145
Aprašymas
The first vampire short story in English, The Vampyre by John Polidori, and the first vampire novella, Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, are published together here in one volumeThe Vampyre (1819) features Lord Ruthven, a deathly pale yet fatally charismatic nobleman who preys on women of high society. It is generally considered as the first fully developed vampire narrative in English literature. Carmilla (1871–2) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a nineteenth-century Gothic novella featuring a protagonist who typifies the long line of female and lesbian vampires in literature, movies, television series and artwork. In a castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura, a young woman, leads an isolated life with her father. A horse-drawn carriage crashes and an unexpected guest, the mysterious and seductive Carmilla, enters their lives.

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