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Creature of the Night: The Changing Image of Dracula

Webb, Kathleen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1110919620

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2003, Bachelor of Arts, Miami University, College of Arts and Sciences - History.
Vampires have horrified and fascinated people the world over for thousands of years. During that time vampires have evolved with society. Even from the time the Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula was published in 1897 to the first on-screen depiction of Dracula, there is change. Dracula doesn’t bring to mind the fearsome, corpse-like monster that Stoker created, but images of Bela Lugosi in the classic 1931 film. Today the “Bela Lugosi” Dracula has become the quintessential vampire. His long, black opera cape and tuxedo are the standard attire for the twentieth and twenty-first century vampire. Dracula is not a static creature, and has changed with the times. As society becomes more comfortable with sex, Dracula does as well. Thus it is important to examine not only what led to the “birth” of Dracula but also the social situations which have changed the way Dracula is portrayed in film and literature. Stoker’s Dracula who was pure evil has “matured” over time and now is an attractive figure who finds himself engaged in love affairs.
Ronald Spielbauer (Advisor)
101 p.
Folklore; Mathematics

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  • Webb, K. (2003). Creature of the Night: The Changing Image of Dracula [Undergraduate thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1110919620

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Webb, Kathleen. Creature of the Night: The Changing Image of Dracula. 2003. Miami University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1110919620.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Webb, Kathleen. "Creature of the Night: The Changing Image of Dracula." Undergraduate thesis, Miami University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1110919620

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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