- EAN13
- 9782385823016
- Éditeur
- Quick Read
- Date de publication
- 26/04/2024
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9782385823016
- Fichier EPUB, libre d'utilisation
- Fichier Mobipocket, libre d'utilisation
- Lecture en ligne, lecture en ligne
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Discover a new way to read classics with Quick Read.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 8 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 20 minutes
"The Blood of the Vampire" is a Gothic novel by Florence Marryat, published in
1897, featuring the protagonist Harriet Brandt, a mixed-race psychic vampire.
The story follows Harriet's struggles to integrate into Victorian society
after leaving a Jamaican convent for Europe. The novel received mixed
contemporary reviews but has gained critical attention since the end of the
twentieth century. It is considered a non-traditional Gothic text, as it does
not fit the typical supernatural or horrifying elements. The novel's treatment
of race, eugenics, and social class has been a subject of academic interest.
Harriet's mixed-race background is associated with her vampirism, reflecting
Victorian fears about "pollution of the blood." The story also intertwines
gender and sexuality with race, and it is often compared to other Gothic
vampire novels like "Dracula" and "Carmilla." The deaths of the main vampires
in these novels are linked to medical intervention, reflecting Victorian
anxieties about race and multiculturalism. Overall, "The Blood of the Vampire"
is a complex and thought-provoking exploration of race, gender, and Gothic
themes in the late nineteenth century.
This Quick Read edition includes both the full text and a summary for each
chapter.
\- Reading time of the complete text: about 8 hours
\- Reading time of the summarized text: 20 minutes
"The Blood of the Vampire" is a Gothic novel by Florence Marryat, published in
1897, featuring the protagonist Harriet Brandt, a mixed-race psychic vampire.
The story follows Harriet's struggles to integrate into Victorian society
after leaving a Jamaican convent for Europe. The novel received mixed
contemporary reviews but has gained critical attention since the end of the
twentieth century. It is considered a non-traditional Gothic text, as it does
not fit the typical supernatural or horrifying elements. The novel's treatment
of race, eugenics, and social class has been a subject of academic interest.
Harriet's mixed-race background is associated with her vampirism, reflecting
Victorian fears about "pollution of the blood." The story also intertwines
gender and sexuality with race, and it is often compared to other Gothic
vampire novels like "Dracula" and "Carmilla." The deaths of the main vampires
in these novels are linked to medical intervention, reflecting Victorian
anxieties about race and multiculturalism. Overall, "The Blood of the Vampire"
is a complex and thought-provoking exploration of race, gender, and Gothic
themes in the late nineteenth century.
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