2013
Changes in the Portrayal of Vampires - From an Outcast to Prince Charming and a Citizen
ADAMOVÁ, DianaBasic information
Original name
Changes in the Portrayal of Vampires - From an Outcast to Prince Charming and a Citizen
Authors
Edition
1. vyd. Opava, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of English and American Studies: Silesian Studies in English 2012, p. 156 -165, 10 pp. 2013
Publisher
Slezská univerzita v Opavě
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Proceedings paper
Field of Study
60204 General literature studies
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form
printed version "print"
Marked to be transferred to RIV
No
Organization unit
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
ISBN
978-80-7248-887-2
Keywords in English
vampires, immortality, sexuality, integration
Tags
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Changed: 30/1/2026 18:00, PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D.
Abstract
In the original language
The image of a vampire used to be very simple, a cruel creature with terrible features condemned to live at night and feed on the blood of innocent people. That abomination was not supposed to walk freely among people or live during the day and be loved. However, it was just a matter of time before the ugly vampire would change into a daytime creature and especially into a form of Prince Charming. What Bram Stoker (1847-1912) started in his Dracula (1897) was developed by his followers and most of all by film makers. They have helped to create a new picture of a vampire living among people, enduring the daylight and feeding on animals. Ther present paper provides an overview of the development of the portrayal of a vampire from the night creature into a being who loves humans.