The Vampire: A New History

By Nick Groom

Book Overview

Published to mark the bicentenary of John Polidori's publication of The Vampyre, Nick Groom's new and authoritative account illuminates the complex history of the iconic creature, tracing its development from Enlightenment-era embodiment of human fears to an unlikely present-day hero of the marginalized and excluded.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300254830
• ISBN13: 9780300254839
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.8"