27 pages 54 minutes read

John Polidori

The Vampyre

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1819

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Essay Topics

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How does Polidori’s Ruthven compare and contrast with the earlier vampire legends that Polidori describes in his introduction to The Vampyre?

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In the stories about vampires that Ianthe tells, there is no way to kill a vampire described, which is crucial in later vampire stories. How does this omission shape struggle of Good Versus Evil?

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Why is Ruthven seemingly limited to only women victims? How do his predilections reflect the themes of the story and its cultural context?

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