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From: janeyolen at aol.com <janeyolen>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:15:45 -0400
Well, maybe vampire literature will disappear, as Elsa writes "This too shall pass." But it is good to be reminded how old vampire literature is. This does not take into account a century or two of folklore even before the literature took hold: * the first of a new vampire genre
*1748 The first modern vampire poem, "Der Vampir," is published by Heinrich August Ossenfelder. 1797 Goethe's "Bride of Corinth" (a poem concerning a vampire) is published. 1798-1800 Samuel Taylor Coleridge writes "Christabel," now conceded to be the first vampire poem in English. 1800 "I Vampiri," an opera by Silvestro de Palma, opens in Milan, Italy. 1801 "Thalaba" by Robert Southey is the first poem to mention the vampire in English. 1810 "The Vampyre," an early vampire poem, by John Stagg is published. 1813 Lord Byron's poem "The Giaour" includes the hero's encounter with a vampire.
*1819 John Polidori's "The Vampyre," the first vampire story in English, is published in the April issue of "New Monthly Magazine." John Keats composes "The Lamia," a poem built on ancient Greek legends.
*1820 June 13: "Le Vampire," the play by Charles Nodier, opens at the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris. August: "The Vampire; or, The Bride of the Isles," a translation of Nodier's play by James R. Planche, opens in London.
*1829 March: Heinrich Marschner's opera, "Der Vampyr," based on Nodier's story, opens in Liepzig. 1841 Alexey Tolstoy publishes his short story, "Upyr," while living in Paris. It is the first modern vampire story by a Russian.
*1847 Bram Stoker is born. "Varney the Vampire" begins lengthy serialization. 1851 Alexandre Dumas' last dramatic work, "Le Vampire," opens in Paris. 1872 "Carmilla" is written by Sheridan Le Fanu. 1888 Emily Gerard's "Land Beyond the Forest" is published. It will become a major source of information about Transylvania for Bram Stoker's "Dracula."
*1894 H.G. Wells' short story, "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid," is a precursor to science fiction vampire stories.
**1897 "Dracula" by Bram Stoker is published in England. "The Vampire" by Rudyard Kipling becomes the inspiration for the creation of the vamp as a stereotypical character on stage and screen
*1912 "The Secrets of House No. 5," possibly the first vampire movie, is produced in Great Britain. 1913 "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker is published. 1920 "Dracula," the first film based on the novel, is made in Russia. No copy has survived. 1921 Hungarian filmmakers produce a version of "Dracula." 1922 "Nosferatu," a German-made silent film produced by Prana Films, is the third attempt to film "Dracula." 1924 Hamilton Dean's stage version of "Dracula" opens in Derby. Fritz Harmann of Hanover, Germany, is arrested, tried and convicted of killing more than 20 people in a vampiric crime spree. Sherlock Holmes has his only encounter with a vampire in "The Case of the Sussex Vampire." 1927 February 14: Stage version of "Dracula" debuts at the Little Theatre in London. October: American version of "Dracula" starring Bela Lugosi, opens at Fulton Theatre in New York City. Tod Browning directs Lon Chaney in "London After Midnight," the first full-length feature film.
and so into modern times.
Jane
-----Original Message----- From: Elsa Marston <elsa.marston at gmail.com> To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Sent: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 7:51 pm Subject: [CCBC-Net] Vampires, if necessary
Well, now--thanks to Lee Bennett Hopkins' latest statement--I am getting interested in this vampire discussion. First, I certainly agree with him on the value of good YA literature (and even, gritting my teeth, mediocre fiction if that's what it take to get a book into some kids' hands). But I often wonder, as many of us do, what effect the availability of good fiction has on the target audience, teenagers. Do they really read the books we admire so much? I can only hope so.
As for the passion for vampires, I dare say that This, too, shall pass away.
I must confess to having read only one vampire novel, THE SILVER KISS, some years back. I thought it was quite terrific. Not because of the romance and neck-chewing, though that was handled inoffensively, but because I thought the concept of evil--possibly starting with an innocent person--being passed down the generations, continuing to affect some innocents, was intriguing.
(Cain and Abel? The Human Condition?) The scene where the innocent-appearing child lures someone to help him sticks in my memory as a classic in horror writing. I forget how the spell is broken--presumably by trust, love, some sort of sacrifice (Flying Dutchman? Christianity?), but I recollect feeling that the book gave me a good ride in terms of both ideas and emotional involvement. That's all I have to say about vampires.
Elsa www.elsamarston.com
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:15:45 -0400
Well, maybe vampire literature will disappear, as Elsa writes "This too shall pass." But it is good to be reminded how old vampire literature is. This does not take into account a century or two of folklore even before the literature took hold: * the first of a new vampire genre
*1748 The first modern vampire poem, "Der Vampir," is published by Heinrich August Ossenfelder. 1797 Goethe's "Bride of Corinth" (a poem concerning a vampire) is published. 1798-1800 Samuel Taylor Coleridge writes "Christabel," now conceded to be the first vampire poem in English. 1800 "I Vampiri," an opera by Silvestro de Palma, opens in Milan, Italy. 1801 "Thalaba" by Robert Southey is the first poem to mention the vampire in English. 1810 "The Vampyre," an early vampire poem, by John Stagg is published. 1813 Lord Byron's poem "The Giaour" includes the hero's encounter with a vampire.
*1819 John Polidori's "The Vampyre," the first vampire story in English, is published in the April issue of "New Monthly Magazine." John Keats composes "The Lamia," a poem built on ancient Greek legends.
*1820 June 13: "Le Vampire," the play by Charles Nodier, opens at the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin in Paris. August: "The Vampire; or, The Bride of the Isles," a translation of Nodier's play by James R. Planche, opens in London.
*1829 March: Heinrich Marschner's opera, "Der Vampyr," based on Nodier's story, opens in Liepzig. 1841 Alexey Tolstoy publishes his short story, "Upyr," while living in Paris. It is the first modern vampire story by a Russian.
*1847 Bram Stoker is born. "Varney the Vampire" begins lengthy serialization. 1851 Alexandre Dumas' last dramatic work, "Le Vampire," opens in Paris. 1872 "Carmilla" is written by Sheridan Le Fanu. 1888 Emily Gerard's "Land Beyond the Forest" is published. It will become a major source of information about Transylvania for Bram Stoker's "Dracula."
*1894 H.G. Wells' short story, "The Flowering of the Strange Orchid," is a precursor to science fiction vampire stories.
**1897 "Dracula" by Bram Stoker is published in England. "The Vampire" by Rudyard Kipling becomes the inspiration for the creation of the vamp as a stereotypical character on stage and screen
*1912 "The Secrets of House No. 5," possibly the first vampire movie, is produced in Great Britain. 1913 "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker is published. 1920 "Dracula," the first film based on the novel, is made in Russia. No copy has survived. 1921 Hungarian filmmakers produce a version of "Dracula." 1922 "Nosferatu," a German-made silent film produced by Prana Films, is the third attempt to film "Dracula." 1924 Hamilton Dean's stage version of "Dracula" opens in Derby. Fritz Harmann of Hanover, Germany, is arrested, tried and convicted of killing more than 20 people in a vampiric crime spree. Sherlock Holmes has his only encounter with a vampire in "The Case of the Sussex Vampire." 1927 February 14: Stage version of "Dracula" debuts at the Little Theatre in London. October: American version of "Dracula" starring Bela Lugosi, opens at Fulton Theatre in New York City. Tod Browning directs Lon Chaney in "London After Midnight," the first full-length feature film.
and so into modern times.
Jane
-----Original Message----- From: Elsa Marston <elsa.marston at gmail.com> To: ccbc-net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Sent: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 7:51 pm Subject: [CCBC-Net] Vampires, if necessary
Well, now--thanks to Lee Bennett Hopkins' latest statement--I am getting interested in this vampire discussion. First, I certainly agree with him on the value of good YA literature (and even, gritting my teeth, mediocre fiction if that's what it take to get a book into some kids' hands). But I often wonder, as many of us do, what effect the availability of good fiction has on the target audience, teenagers. Do they really read the books we admire so much? I can only hope so.
As for the passion for vampires, I dare say that This, too, shall pass away.
I must confess to having read only one vampire novel, THE SILVER KISS, some years back. I thought it was quite terrific. Not because of the romance and neck-chewing, though that was handled inoffensively, but because I thought the concept of evil--possibly starting with an innocent person--being passed down the generations, continuing to affect some innocents, was intriguing.
(Cain and Abel? The Human Condition?) The scene where the innocent-appearing child lures someone to help him sticks in my memory as a classic in horror writing. I forget how the spell is broken--presumably by trust, love, some sort of sacrifice (Flying Dutchman? Christianity?), but I recollect feeling that the book gave me a good ride in terms of both ideas and emotional involvement. That's all I have to say about vampires.
Elsa www.elsamarston.com
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