The Vampire as Numinous Experience: Spiritual Journeys with the Undead in British and American Literature...

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Beth E. McDonald

The Vampire as Numinous Experience

Spiritual Journeys with the Undead in British and American Literature

Beth E. McDonald

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English

McFarland and Company
01 February 2006

Literary studies: general; Horror Reference

The critical work examines the vampire as a spiritual figure - whether literal or metaphorical - analyzing how the use of the vampire in literature has served to convey both a human sense of alienation from the divine and a desire to overcome that alienation. While expressing isolation, the vampire also represents the transcendent agent through which individuals and societies must confront questions about innate good or evil, and belief in the divine and the afterlife. Textual experiences of the numinous in the form of the vampire propel the subject on a spiritual journey involving both psychological and religious qualities. Through this journey, the reader and the main character may begin to understand the value of their existence and the divine. A variety of works, poetry and fiction by British and American authors, is discussed, with particular concentration on Coleridge's ""The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,"" Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, as representative of the Romantic, Victorian, and late twentieth century periods of literature. A conclusion looks at the future of the literary vampire.

By: Beth E. McDonald
Imprint: McFarland and Company
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9780786419470
ISBN 10: 0786419474
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 01 February 2006
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Vampire as Numinous Experience: Spiritual Journeys with the Undead in British and American Literature

"""fascinating...of great interest...fresh approach""--SFRA Review; ""vampires have long held an influential spot in American popular culture...this is an important work""--Popular Culture Review; ""takes a look at literal and metaphorical representations of vampires...includes discussion of a variety of English and American literary works""--The Year's Work in English Studies."