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3.14 AVERAGE
3.14 AVERAGE
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Big up Polidori for writing snarky self-insert fanfiction about your annoying but hot frenemy, I cannot honestly say I haven't done the same.
The context behind the conception of <i>The Vampyre</i> is fascinating, and perhaps I enjoy that more than the tale itself. The narration is incredibly detached, reading more so like an extended synopsis than narrative, making for no emotional connection. Really dry.
Despite this, credit where credit is due, Polidori does essentially solidify this new archetype of... well, Byronic... vampires. I'm very interested in vampires in relation to capitalism, so I appreciated the links between vampirism and aristocratic culture which is such a great "modernisation" of folkloric vampires and their links to Feudalism concerns. Very important groundwork which most subsequent vampire stories rely on.
The context behind the conception of <i>The Vampyre</i> is fascinating, and perhaps I enjoy that more than the tale itself. The narration is incredibly detached, reading more so like an extended synopsis than narrative, making for no emotional connection. Really dry.
Despite this, credit where credit is due, Polidori does essentially solidify this new archetype of... well, Byronic... vampires. I'm very interested in vampires in relation to capitalism, so I appreciated the links between vampirism and aristocratic culture which is such a great "modernisation" of folkloric vampires and their links to Feudalism concerns. Very important groundwork which most subsequent vampire stories rely on.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It’s funny that the great myth of vampires originates from one rich dude being a POS
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
Es un cuento clásico y corto, que a título personal sienta las bases de la figura que conocemos sobre el vampiro.
El cuento fue escrito por Polidori, en un tiempo se abrió un debate de que Byron lo publicó como suyo dejando a este a un lado.
El cuento fue escrito en Villa Diodati, Suiza en donde se encontraban Byron, Polidori, Percy Shelley y Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin conocida como Mary Shelley, en esa noche se realizó un juego de escribir un cuento, Polidori escribió el vampiro y Mary el famoso Frankenstein o moderno Prometeo pero esa es otra historia.
El como retrata al vampiro me pareció excelente y trataré de explicar el porque.
Es ese ser sin sentimientos, individualista, amoral vaya es un asesino despiadado así es el arquetipo y aquí comento lo siguiente: Tomando un poco a Drácula de la película de Coppola deja ese rasgo fuera de lugar, no me mal interpreten esa película me encanta es una de mis favoritas, pero creo que si tomamos como base que es un asesino (porque lo es), este cuento muestra su personalidad y es por ello que este es muy sustancioso y que da en el punto sobre su naturaleza.
Cuando puedan léanlo si es que no lo han hecho vale la pena mucho, te envuelve en este halo de misterio con tintes claramente góticos.
No escribo más porque es mejor que descubran esos destellos sombríos.
El cuento fue escrito por Polidori, en un tiempo se abrió un debate de que Byron lo publicó como suyo dejando a este a un lado.
El cuento fue escrito en Villa Diodati, Suiza en donde se encontraban Byron, Polidori, Percy Shelley y Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin conocida como Mary Shelley, en esa noche se realizó un juego de escribir un cuento, Polidori escribió el vampiro y Mary el famoso Frankenstein o moderno Prometeo pero esa es otra historia.
El como retrata al vampiro me pareció excelente y trataré de explicar el porque.
Es ese ser sin sentimientos, individualista, amoral vaya es un asesino despiadado así es el arquetipo y aquí comento lo siguiente: Tomando un poco a Drácula de la película de Coppola deja ese rasgo fuera de lugar, no me mal interpreten esa película me encanta es una de mis favoritas, pero creo que si tomamos como base que es un asesino (porque lo es), este cuento muestra su personalidad y es por ello que este es muy sustancioso y que da en el punto sobre su naturaleza.
Cuando puedan léanlo si es que no lo han hecho vale la pena mucho, te envuelve en este halo de misterio con tintes claramente góticos.
No escribo más porque es mejor que descubran esos destellos sombríos.
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The Vampyre surprised me. It started off a little dull and I believed it was a typical classic story, stuck in its era and not really able to communicate to modern day readers. I was wrong. This short story had more depth to it than say, the Twilight series or most modern vampire tales. This little story doesn't dwell on the protagonist, he is left in the shadows, left for the readers imagination to conjure up a suitably hideous inhuman creature. Instead the victim is focused on. His befriending of a person he doesn't really know or understand and his slow descent into madness is carefully described and the reader gets to witness the affect on the victims themselves. A great story and an appropriate genesis for the vampire genre.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
This story was the blueprint for presenting vampires as charming. This was a fun read, and whilst I kind of enjoyed the removed way the story was told. It felt very easy to predict what was going to happen but then it was probably highly original at the time. I am thankful for this story and the modern iterations of vampires it spurned including Carmilla, Dracula, Interview with the Vampire and of course twilight
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No