Vampires (French Edition)

Hardcover – January 9, 2012
The vampire appeared in cinema in the early years of the 20th century. A century later, he continues to fascinate spectators and has become one of the main characters of fantasy cinema. As in literature, the image of the vampire has continued to evolve. This book goes back, through more than 200 exceptional illustrative documents, to the origin of the vampire myth. After a global overview presenting the different ancestors of the modern vampire, the author traces the birth and evolution of the figure of the vampire, the historical models which inspired it, the appearance of the legend in the 19th century, conveyed first by literature then, from the 20th century, by a profusion of cinematographic works.