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	Gradually, the vampire went through various stages of reinvention, from a demon creature to a resurrected semi-human being who can fit into modern society and interact with people without necessarily revealing his true nature.		Gradually, the vampire went through various stages of reinvention, from a demon creature to a resurrected semi-human being who can fit into modern society and interact with people without necessarily revealing his true nature.


			[[File:Victim.jpg\|250px\|thumb\|left\|Dracula's female victim]]


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	The modern English vampire is mostly of noble origin, respected in society on the surface, but dangerous and deadly in reality. Often living in total isolation and trying to fight the urge to take blood, he is portrayed as the complete opposite of the folkloric vampire. He has got fangs, very cold skin, is very pale, sleeps in coffins to avoid the sunlight, does not have a reflection, has a distaste for garlic and sacred symbols or biblical words, is very strong and has hypnotic power on his victims. They, in turn, can prevent him from entering a building until invited. His ability to lure his victims into addictive relationships makes him a powerful creature. Some vampires also have the ability to turn into animals. In fact, most of these traits were possessed by Dracula, the standard for all later vampires. Vampirism is either transmitted through bite or exchange of blood.		The modern English vampire is mostly of noble origin, respected in society on the surface, but dangerous and deadly in reality. Often living in total isolation and trying to fight the urge to take blood, he is portrayed as the complete opposite of the folkloric vampire. He has got fangs, very cold skin, is very pale, sleeps in coffins to avoid the sunlight, does not have a reflection, has a distaste for garlic and sacred symbols or biblical words, is very strong and has hypnotic power on his victims. They, in turn, can prevent him from entering a building until invited. His ability to lure his victims into addictive relationships makes him a powerful creature. Some vampires also have the ability to turn into animals. In fact, most of these traits were possessed by Dracula, the standard for all later vampires. Vampirism is either transmitted through bite or exchange of blood.

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	~~'''~~Origins of the vampire~~'''~~		== Origins of the vampire ==

	In the folkloric Greek and Slavic traditions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, vampires emerged as an explanation for cultural problems that could not be solved, e.g. child death, sudden accidents or unsolvable crimes. The first vampire report was published in 1732, telling the story of Arnold Paul, a vampire who was supposed to be the cause of several inexplicable attacks. Several similar reports then led to a vampire hysteria which soon swept all over Europe. In 1746, the French abbot Calmet published a treatise on vampires, which had a major influence on later poets and writers dealing with this character. The vampire as a bloodsucking creature found its way to western Europe in the nineteenth century. Folkloric beliefs from Eastern cultures were relatively unknown, therefore the English literary vampire was newly created.		In the folkloric Greek and Slavic traditions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, vampires emerged as an explanation for cultural problems that could not be solved, e.g. child death, sudden accidents or unsolvable crimes. The first vampire report was published in 1732, telling the story of Arnold Paul, a vampire who was supposed to be the cause of several inexplicable attacks. Several similar reports then led to a vampire hysteria which soon swept all over Europe. In 1746, the French abbot Calmet published a treatise on vampires, which had a major influence on later poets and writers dealing with this character. The vampire as a bloodsucking creature found its way to western Europe in the nineteenth century. Folkloric beliefs from Eastern cultures were relatively unknown, therefore the English literary vampire was newly created.
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	~~'''~~The first vampire stories~~'''~~		== The first vampire stories ==

	Among the vast amount of Gothic stories written and published in the nineteenth century, the vampire was only featured in a small number of short stories and novels. However, three of them considerably shaped the modern vampire.		Among the vast amount of Gothic stories written and published in the nineteenth century, the vampire was only featured in a small number of short stories and novels. However, three of them considerably shaped the modern vampire.
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	~~'''~~Character traits~~'''~~		== Character traits ==

	The modern English vampire is mostly of noble origin, respected in society on the surface, but dangerous and deadly in reality. Often living in total isolation and trying to fight the urge to take blood, he is portrayed as the complete opposite of the folkloric vampire. He has got fangs, very cold skin, is very pale, sleeps in coffins to avoid the sunlight, does not have a reflection, has a distaste for garlic and sacred symbols or biblical words, is very strong and has hypnotic power on his victims. They, in turn, can prevent him from entering a building until invited. His ability to lure his victims into addictive relationships makes him a powerful creature. Some vampires also have the ability to turn into animals. In fact, most of these traits were possessed by Dracula, the standard for all later vampires. Vampirism is either transmitted through bite or exchange of blood.		The modern English vampire is mostly of noble origin, respected in society on the surface, but dangerous and deadly in reality. Often living in total isolation and trying to fight the urge to take blood, he is portrayed as the complete opposite of the folkloric vampire. He has got fangs, very cold skin, is very pale, sleeps in coffins to avoid the sunlight, does not have a reflection, has a distaste for garlic and sacred symbols or biblical words, is very strong and has hypnotic power on his victims. They, in turn, can prevent him from entering a building until invited. His ability to lure his victims into addictive relationships makes him a powerful creature. Some vampires also have the ability to turn into animals. In fact, most of these traits were possessed by Dracula, the standard for all later vampires. Vampirism is either transmitted through bite or exchange of blood.
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	~~'''~~Vampire Timeline~~'''~~		== Vampire Timeline ==


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	~~'''~~Sources~~'''~~		== Sources ==

	Gen Wright, "Vampires find their meaning in 19th century literature",		Gen Wright, "Vampires find their meaning in 19th century literature",

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	Important literary figure of the nineteenth century. Although the first traces go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the image of the modern vampire as it is known today was developed in the first vampire stories of the nineteenth century.		Important literary figure of the nineteenth century. Although the first traces go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the image of the modern vampire as it is known today was developed in the first vampire stories of the nineteenth century.


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	[[File:Dracula.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|The vampire ~~archtype~~]]		[[File:Dracula.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|The vampire archetype]]
	Important literary figure of the nineteenth century. Although the first traces go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the image of the modern vampire as it is known today was developed in the first vampire stories of the nineteenth century.		Important literary figure of the nineteenth century. Although the first traces go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the image of the modern vampire as it is known today was developed in the first vampire stories of the nineteenth century.

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	'''Origins of the vampire'''		'''Origins of the vampire'''


	In the folkloric Greek and Slavic traditions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, vampires emerged as an explanation for cultural problems that could not be solved, e.g. child death, sudden accidents or unsolvable crimes. The first vampire report was published in 1732, telling the story of Arnold Paul, a vampire who was supposed to be the cause of several inexplicable attacks. Several similar reports then led to a vampire hysteria which soon swept all over Europe. In 1746, the French abbot Calmet published a treatise on vampires, which had a major influence on later poets and writers dealing with this character. The vampire as a bloodsucking creature found its way to western Europe in the nineteenth century. Folkloric beliefs from Eastern cultures were relatively unknown, therefore the English literary vampire was newly created.		In the folkloric Greek and Slavic traditions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, vampires emerged as an explanation for cultural problems that could not be solved, e.g. child death, sudden accidents or unsolvable crimes. The first vampire report was published in 1732, telling the story of Arnold Paul, a vampire who was supposed to be the cause of several inexplicable attacks. Several similar reports then led to a vampire hysteria which soon swept all over Europe. In 1746, the French abbot Calmet published a treatise on vampires, which had a major influence on later poets and writers dealing with this character. The vampire as a bloodsucking creature found its way to western Europe in the nineteenth century. Folkloric beliefs from Eastern cultures were relatively unknown, therefore the English literary vampire was newly created.

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	[[File:Dracula.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|The vampire archtype]]		[[File:Dracula.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|The vampire archtype]]
	Important literary figure of the nineteenth century. Although the first traces go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the image of the modern vampire as it is known today was developed in the first vampire stories of the nineteenth century.		Important literary figure of the nineteenth century. Although the first traces go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the image of the modern vampire as it is known today was developed in the first vampire stories of the nineteenth century.




	'''Origins of the vampire'''		'''Origins of the vampire'''


	In the folkloric Greek and Slavic traditions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, vampires emerged as an explanation for cultural problems that could not be solved, e.g. child death, sudden accidents or unsolvable crimes. The first vampire report was published in 1732, telling the story of Arnold Paul, a vampire who was supposed to be the cause of several inexplicable attacks. Several similar reports then led to a vampire hysteria which soon swept all over Europe. In 1746, the French abbot Calmet published a treatise on vampires, which had a major influence on later poets and writers dealing with this character. The vampire as a bloodsucking creature found its way to western Europe in the nineteenth century. Folkloric beliefs from Eastern cultures were relatively unknown, therefore the English literary vampire was newly created.		In the folkloric Greek and Slavic traditions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, vampires emerged as an explanation for cultural problems that could not be solved, e.g. child death, sudden accidents or unsolvable crimes. The first vampire report was published in 1732, telling the story of Arnold Paul, a vampire who was supposed to be the cause of several inexplicable attacks. Several similar reports then led to a vampire hysteria which soon swept all over Europe. In 1746, the French abbot Calmet published a treatise on vampires, which had a major influence on later poets and writers dealing with this character. The vampire as a bloodsucking creature found its way to western Europe in the nineteenth century. Folkloric beliefs from Eastern cultures were relatively unknown, therefore the English literary vampire was newly created.

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			[[File:Dracula.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|right\|The vampire archtype]]
	Important literary figure of the nineteenth century. Although the first traces go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the image of the modern vampire as it is known today was developed in the first vampire stories of the nineteenth century.		Important literary figure of the nineteenth century. Although the first traces go back to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the image of the modern vampire as it is known today was developed in the first vampire stories of the nineteenth century.

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	'''1801 ''' “Thalaba” by [[Robert Southey]] is one of the first poems to mention the vampire in English.		'''1801 ''' “Thalaba” by [[Robert Southey]] is one of the first poems to mention the vampire in English.

	'''1813''' Lord ~~[[Byron]]’s~~ poem “The Giaour” is completed and published.		'''1813''' Lord Byron’s poem “The Giaour” is completed and published.

	'''1819''' John Polidori’s, ''The Vampyre'', the first vampire story in English, is published in the April issue of ''New Monthly Magazine''.		'''1819''' John Polidori’s, ''The Vampyre'', the first vampire story in English, is published in the April issue of ''New Monthly Magazine''.

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	Among the vast amount of Gothic stories written and published in the nineteenth century, the vampire was only featured in a small number of short stories and novels. However, three of them considerably shaped the modern vampire.		Among the vast amount of Gothic stories written and published in the nineteenth century, the vampire was only featured in a small number of short stories and novels. However, three of them considerably shaped the modern vampire.
	The writer John Polidori, an Italian immigrant, sat with a group of writers during the travels with his friend Lord Byron in 1816 and came up with the idea to write and present ghost stories to each other. The only story which was eventually turned into a full novel was [[Mary Shelley]]'s ''[[Frankenstein]]''. Polidori's short story ''The Vampyre'' combined Lord Byron's story idea and the motif of the vampire to become the first fictional vampire text in the English language (1819). The main character, Lord Ruthven, served as a basis for later vampire fiction.		The writer John Polidori, an Italian immigrant, sat with a group of writers during the travels with his friend [[Lord Byron]] in 1816 and came up with the idea to write and present ghost stories to each other. The only story which was eventually turned into a full novel was [[Mary Shelley]]'s ''[[Frankenstein]]''. Polidori's short story ''The Vampyre'' combined Lord Byron's story idea and the motif of the vampire to become the first fictional vampire text in the English language (1819). The main character, Lord Ruthven, served as a basis for later vampire fiction.

	The first vampire novel in English was James Malcolm Rymer's ''Varney the Vampire'', which was published in the so-called "penny dreadfuls" in the 1840s, i.e. weekly collections of literary texts, and consisted of about 220 chapters.		The first vampire novel in English was James Malcolm Rymer's ''Varney the Vampire'', which was published in the so-called "penny dreadfuls" in the 1840s, i.e. weekly collections of literary texts, and consisted of about 220 chapters.