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Introduction

This assignment will critically analyse how the long lived vampires have been able to

evolve and adapted through the ages, shifting with the cultural movement's along

the way. This investigation will look upon the vampires, not as a mythological being,

but of a symbol and metaphor which was first brought about in the age of

romanticism.

Sources used for this investigation include The Oxford Companion To Western Art

(2001) and Romanticism: A very Short Introduction (2010) to help get a better

understanding of the Romanticism movement, In Search Of Dracula: The History Of

Dracula And Vampires (1994) for background information on and what made Dracula

and the stories around him; Twilight And Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, And thePursuit Of Immortality (2009) and Vampires And Sexuality: What Are Twilight And

True Blood Saying About Sex? (2011) for information on the hidden meanings and

messages within Twilight And True Blood.

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Key Ideas

(In regards to how vampires are seen and betrayed into days curcety)

They're alluring, irresistible, almost inhumanly beautiful and virtually always sexual in nature. (Gray,

2011)

(Romantic Movement and its reaction to Enlightenment)

Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains. (Rousseau, 1762, p. 49-50)

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Cultural Context

Vampires.

The true date of when vampires came about is unknown, but it was

in the 18th century that they start to slowly become popular while

picking up speed and evolving as the years go on.

Romanticism.

The true date of Romanticism is unknown but most would agree

that it began somewhere in the later 18th century.

The movement was seen as a reaction to enlightenment (logic and

reason) and was mostly used in art and literature. The three major topics of the movement where emphasizing

individualism and inwardness; yearning for the past; and a longing

for nature.

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Key individuals

Bram Stocker (1847-

1912)

Author of Dracula.

Stephenie Meyer

(1973-) Author of

the Twilight Saga.

Edward Cullen (2008-

2012)

Male lead in the

Twilight Saga.

Count Dracula (1931)

Male lead in Tod Brownings

Dracula.

Bill Compton

(2008-) Male lead in True

Blood.

Lord Byron (1788-1824)

Romantic poet .

Came up with the idea of a

Byronic Hero, an idealized but

flawed character.

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Historical examples

Tod BrowningsDracula

(1931)

Salems lot 1975

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Contemporary examples

Twilight 2005 True Blood 2008

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Conclusion

Vampires can be seen as a symbol or a metaphor for are hidden desires for

sex and fear.

As are culture is evolving, so do that of the vampire and its traditions.

Females having more of an equal footing in the books and films are

changing and shifting the types of vampires that are being born todaycompared to that of the pasts.

While the divide between humans and vampires still exists, Vampires are

fast becoming more human than before, tackling diplomacy, emotions and

other real world event instead of being in a totally different world.

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Bibliography and Illustrations

Contemporary Examples

Stephenie Meyer Twilight book cover (2005) [Online Image] At: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_(novel) (accessed 24-3-12)

True Blood Poster Art (2008) [Online Image] At:http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TyGGVkFpFb0/ST_jwKD-9yI/AAAAAAAAAfI/mynMqWb3QDk/S1600-R/True%2520Blood.jpg (accessed 24-3-12)

Historical Examples

Tod Brownings Dracula (1931) [online image] At: http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljxkpofix61qzdvhio1_r1_500.jpg (accessed 24-3-12)

Stephen King Salems lot Book Cover (1975) [online image] At:http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8k31S8FmtGI/TMtkUA8NsJI/AAAAAAAAAho/qjsv6LWGID4/s1600/%27Salem%27s+Lost.jpg (accessed 24-3-12)

Key People

Stephenie Meyer [online image] At: https://reader009.{domain}/reader009/html5/0504/5aebca115443a/5aebca1564f55.jpg(accessed 24-3-12) Bram Stoker [online image] At: http://uploads.neatorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bram_stoker.jpg (accessed 24-3-12)

Edward Cullen (2008) [online image] At: https://reader009.{domain}/reader009/html5/0504/5aebca115443a/5aebca15f11d0.jpg (accessed 24-3-12)

Count Dracula (1931) [online image] At: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WsNf-fBHLVQ/Tlb_pdMH95I/AAAAAAAAAPw/FVzstTNCqJM/s1600/dracula_bela_lugosi_103.jpg (accessed 24-3-12)

Bill Comton [online image ] At: http://images.wikia.com/trueblood/images/c/cc/Bill-compton-pic.jpg (accessed 24-3-12)

Lord Byron [online image] At: http://www.nndb.com/people/856/000024784/Byron-solo.gif(accessed 24-3-12)

Bibliography

Brigstocke,H.,(ed) (2001). The Oxford Companion To Western Art, Oxford: Oxford University Press Raymond T.McNally&Radu Florescu, (1994)In Search Of Dracula:The History Of Dracula And Vampires, Houghton Mifflin Company.

Michael Ferber, (2010) Romanticism: A very Short Intruduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press

William Irwin, (ed), (2009) Twilight And Philosophy: Vampires, Vegetarians, And the Pursuit Of Immortality, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Emma Gray. (2011). Vampires And Sexuality: What Are Twilight And True Blood Saying About Sex?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emma-gray/vampires-sexuality_b_1063907.html (accessed 24-3-12)

Jean Jacques Rousseau (1762) The Social Contract, Penguin Group Penguin Books Ltd

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