Transformacja wątku Lenory Bürgera we współczesnej kulturze popularnej
The Transformation of the Motif of Bürger’s Lenore in Contemporary Popular Culture
Author(s): Lidia WieczorekSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: vampire; Romanticism; Lenore; pop culture; Dracula
Summary/Abstract: n the Romantic era, Bürger’s “Lenore” with its motif of a woman kidnapped by the ghost of her lover was very popular among authors from various nations. The contemporary interpretation of this literary topos can be found in the stories describing love relationships between a woman and a vampire and frequently based on the same patterns. Having contact with the undead lover, the her-oine crosses the border between the worlds and herself becomes a borderland creature.
Journal: Prace Literaturoznawcze
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 9
- Page Range: 203-214
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish