The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold; or, The Modern Oedipus

The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold; or, The Modern Oedipus
Author: John William Polidori
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2007-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1770482628

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In 1816, John William Polidori travelled to Geneva as Lord Byron’s personal physician. There they met Mary Godwin (later Shelley) and her lover Percy Shelley and decided to while away a wet summer by writing ghost stories. The only two to complete their stories were Mary Shelley, who published Frankenstein in 1818, and Polidori, whose The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold were both published in 1819. The Vampyre, based on a discarded idea of Byron’s, is the first portrayal of the alluring vampire figure familiar to readers of Bram Stoker and Anne Rice. Ernestus Berchtold scandalously draws on the rumours of Byron’s affair with his half-sister for a Faustian updating of the myth of Oedipus, which it combines with an account of the struggle of Swiss patriots against the Napoleonic invasion. Along with Polidori’s work, this edition also includes stories read and written by the travellers in the Genevan summer of 1816 and contemporary responses to The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold.

The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold; or, The Modern Oedipus

The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold; or, The Modern Oedipus
Author: John William Polidori
Publisher: Broadview Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2007-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1551117452

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In 1816, John William Polidori travelled to Geneva as Lord Byron’s personal physician. There they met Mary Godwin (later Shelley) and her lover Percy Shelley and decided to while away a wet summer by writing ghost stories. The only two to complete their stories were Mary Shelley, who published Frankenstein in 1818, and Polidori, whose The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold were both published in 1819. The Vampyre, based on a discarded idea of Byron’s, is the first portrayal of the alluring vampire figure familiar to readers of Bram Stoker and Anne Rice. Ernestus Berchtold scandalously draws on the rumours of Byron’s affair with his half-sister for a Faustian updating of the myth of Oedipus, which it combines with an account of the struggle of Swiss patriots against the Napoleonic invasion. Along with Polidori’s work, this edition also includes stories read and written by the travellers in the Genevan summer of 1816 and contemporary responses to The Vampyre and Ernestus Berchtold.

Ernestus Berchtold

Ernestus Berchtold
Author: John William Polidori
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781019395523

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Enter the dark world of Ernestus Berchtold, the tragic hero of this gripping Gothic tale by the acclaimed author of 'The Vampyre'. With themes of fate, destiny, and the supernatural, this haunting novel displays Polidori's talent for crafting unforgettable characters and exploring the dark corners of the human psyche. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Ernestus Berchtold

Ernestus Berchtold
Author: John William Polidori
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1819
Genre:
ISBN:

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Ernestus Berchtold

Ernestus Berchtold
Author: John Polidori
Publisher: Gale Ncco, Print Editions
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-07-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781375324922

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Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers. The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Victor and his wife Elise, both bibliophiles with varied interests. The collection thus contains everything from novels and short stories to belles lettres and more populist works, and includes many exceedingly rare works not available in any other collection from the period. These invaluable, sometimes previously unknown works are of particular interest to scholars and researchers. European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes: * Novels and Gothic Novels * Short Stories * Belles-Lettres * Short Prose Forms * Dramatic Works * Poetry * Anthologies * And more Selected with the guidance of an international team of expert advisors, these primary sources are invaluable for a wide range of academic disciplines and areas of study, providing never before possible research opportunities for one of the most studied historical periods. Additional Metadata Primary Id: B0982800 PSM Id: NCCOF0063-C00000-B0982800 DVI Collection Id: NCCOC0062 Bibliographic Id: NCCO021295 Reel: 8394 MCODE: 4UVC Original Publisher: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown Original Publication Year: 1819 Original Publication Place: London Original Imprint Manufacturer: Printed by Strahan and Spottiswoode Variant Titles Modern oedipus Subjects English fiction -- 19th century

The Poet and the Vampyre

The Poet and the Vampyre
Author: Andrew McConnell Stott
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 464
Release: 2014-09-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1605987042

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In the spring of 1816, Lord Byron was the greatest poet of his generation and the most famous man in Britain, but his personal life was about to erupt. Fleeing his celebrity, notoriety, and debts, he sought refuge in Europe, taking his young doctor with him. As an inexperienced medic with literary aspirations of his own, Doctor John Polidori could not believe his luck.That summer another literary star also arrived in Geneva. With Percy Bysshe Shelley came his lover, Mary, and her step-sister, Claire Clairmont. For the next three months, this party of young bohemians shared their lives, charged with sexual and artistic tensions. It was a period of extraordinary creativity: Mary Shelley started writing Frankenstein, the gothic masterpiece of Romantic fiction; Byron completed Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, his epic poem; and Polidori would begin The Vampyre, the first great vampire novel.It was also a time of remarkable drama and emotional turmoil. For Byron and the Shelleys, their stay by the lake would serve to immortalize them in the annals of literary history. But for Claire and Polidori, the Swiss sojourn would scar them forever.

Monstrous Bodies/political Monstrosities in Early Modern Europe

Monstrous Bodies/political Monstrosities in Early Modern Europe
Author: Laura Lunger Knoppers
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780801489013

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Multi-disciplinary in approach & cross-European in scope, this volume explores links between the political & the monstrous in Europe from the Renaissance to the 19th century. These essays stress the continual reinvention & polemical applications of the monstrous.

Origin of the Vampyre

Origin of the Vampyre
Author: P. J. Parker
Publisher: Phillip John Parker
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0998685674

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Timeless. Beautiful. Dangerous. 1816 — the Year Without a Summer — resulted in two of literature’s most feared and beloved creations. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Doctor Polidori’s Vampyre. American biographer Rachel Walton attained international recognition for her Shelley bio, unearthing the horrific events which jolted Frankenstein and his wretch into existence in the peaceful lakeside village of Montreux, Switzerland. What she hadn’t expected during her study was to fall in love with a man of gigantic structure, of uncommon beauty, of intriguing origin. The Polidori biography is her latest commission. Traveling to London, England she is hosted by Polidori’s descendent, Aubrey, determined to uncover the reason for the doctor’s spiraling depression and untimely demise after the publication of his tale of horror. Hoping he had found some kind of happiness, perhaps love, before his death.Personal letters and documents secured in his Soho family home reveal a rapidly evolving terror in the mist-shrouded alleys, grand townhomes and ballrooms of Georgian London as Polidori assists the Bow Street Runners in investigating a series of murders. Leading to the revelation of a creature thought to exist only within the pages of Polidori’s novel. Despite her own experiences, it did not prepare Rachel for the distortion of fiction, reality and time as she exhumes a mystery shrouded and buried beneath the sod for over two-hundred years. Nor could she have foreseen the consequence of an unexpected companionship with her seductive and beautiful host. Origin of the Vampyre: A Companion to Doctor Polidori’s The Vampyre. A paranormal romance and time-blurring mystery by the author of the book club favorite:Fire on the Water: A Companion to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.