Description:
The seductive, iconic figure of the vampire has its origin in the gothic short story, The Vampyre, which is paired here with a second, scandalous story of sibling incest in wartime, Ernestus Berchtold.
Review Quotes:
"The Vampyre is back again and in very welcome fashion. The editors, including the world's ranking expert on Polidori, have provided us with a very useful edition of one of the classic Romantic horror stories, together with an odd but compelling version of a 'modern Oedipus.' The latter should interest everyone, since, as Freud contends, the Oedipus story 'might have been ours.' The edition makes easily accessible a number of the other texts invoked in and produced by the most famous horror- and ghost-writing contest of all time, including works by Byron and P.B. Shelley. Altogether this is a highly useful volume and a not-so-guilty pleasure." -- Ian Balfour, York University
"Macdonald and Scherf's edition will instigate discussion as it offers erudite answers, always a sign of satisfying academic discourse. A combination of the scholarly with the intellectually provocative makes it a gem." -- Carolyn A. Weber, Seattle University