Blood Will Tell: Vampiresas Political Metaphors Before World War I (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781934843611)

Blood Will Tell explores the ways in which writers, thinkers, and politicians used blood and vampire-related imagery to express social and cultural anxieties in the decades leading up to the First World War. Covering a wide variety of topics, including science, citizenship, gender, and anti-Semitism, Robinson demonstrates the ways in which rhetoric tied to blood and vampires permeated political discourse and transcended the disparate cultures of Great Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, forming a cohesive political and cultural metaphor. An excellent resource, both for students of nineteenth century cultural history and for those interested in the historical roots of Western fascination with vampires.

Author: Sara Libby Robinson
ISBN-10: 193484361X
ISBN-13: 9781934843611
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2011
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2012 pg. 46