The Transformation of the Motif of Bürger’s Lenore in Contemporary Popular Culture Cover Image

Transformacja wątku Lenory Bürgera we współczesnej kulturze popularnej
The Transformation of the Motif of Bürger’s Lenore in Contemporary Popular Culture

Author(s): Lidia Wieczorek
Subject(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.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 203-214
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish