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The Vampire Lectures

The Vampire Lectures Softcover - 1999

by Laurence A. Rickels

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Rickles, a UC Santa Barbara professor, sifts through mythology of vampirism, from folklore to Marilyn Manson, to explore the profound and unconscious appeal of the undead in an original and intellectual look at vamps.

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Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1999. First edition. Softcover. Very Good. Very good condition (small creases on spine and head). First edition. Softcover. 358 pp. A scholarly study of the vampire legend. In twenty-six essays, the author describes the history of vampirism, subcategories (such as the succubus and incubus), and media representations, such as "Nasferatu" and Stoker's classic novel.
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  • Title The Vampire Lectures
  • Author Laurence A. Rickels
  • Binding Softcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN
  • Date 1999
  • Bookseller's Inventory # E28413
  • ISBN 9780816633920 / 0816633924
  • Weight 1.11 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 5.96 x 0.81 in (22.91 x 15.14 x 2.06 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Vampire films - History and criticism, Horror tales - History and criticism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99030570
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.436

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Citations

  • Ingram Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 176
  • Library Journal, 09/01/1999, Page 202
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/16/1999, Page 72

About the author

Laurence A. Rickels is professor of German literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he also teaches art and film studies. He is the author of Aberrations of Mourning (1988) and The Case of California (1991), and editor of Acting Out in Groups (Minnesota, 1999--see page 26).

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