From demon to god : the evolution of the vampire in literature.

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dc.contributor.advisorTiffin, Jessicaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPalfi, Benikeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-03T18:10:39Z
dc.date.available2015-01-03T18:10:39Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractVampires may be centuries-old mythological creatures, but depictions thereof abound in our modern society in literature, film, and television. The prevalence of the vampire is related to its enormous symbolic power to reflect socio-cultural conditions of society at the time of its creation, which not only determines how the vampire figure has changed within modern literary history, but also makes it possible to pinpoint certain social conditions influencing this change. The aspects of religion and capitalism, and, directly associated with this, consumerism, emerge as particularly relevant when analysing the changes of the fictional vampire, as they are both effective measures of socio-cultural circumstances and have been associated with the vampire figure - in terms of its creation, nature, and specific characteristics - in the history of mythology and literature. It is through tracing the themes of religion and capitalism within primary vampire texts at key moments in history that a greater understanding of how and why the vampire figure has changed may be gained.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationPalfi, B. (2012). <i>From demon to god : the evolution of the vampire in literature</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11162en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPalfi, Benike. <i>"From demon to god : the evolution of the vampire in literature."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11162en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPalfi, B. 2012. From demon to god : the evolution of the vampire in literature. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Palfi, Benike AB - Vampires may be centuries-old mythological creatures, but depictions thereof abound in our modern society in literature, film, and television. The prevalence of the vampire is related to its enormous symbolic power to reflect socio-cultural conditions of society at the time of its creation, which not only determines how the vampire figure has changed within modern literary history, but also makes it possible to pinpoint certain social conditions influencing this change. The aspects of religion and capitalism, and, directly associated with this, consumerism, emerge as particularly relevant when analysing the changes of the fictional vampire, as they are both effective measures of socio-cultural circumstances and have been associated with the vampire figure - in terms of its creation, nature, and specific characteristics - in the history of mythology and literature. It is through tracing the themes of religion and capitalism within primary vampire texts at key moments in history that a greater understanding of how and why the vampire figure has changed may be gained. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - From demon to god : the evolution of the vampire in literature TI - From demon to god : the evolution of the vampire in literature UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11162 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11162
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPalfi B. From demon to god : the evolution of the vampire in literature. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11162en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnglish Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.titleFrom demon to god : the evolution of the vampire in literature.en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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