Annotated Bibliography
Schreiber, Ellen. Vampire Kisses. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003.
Vampire Kisses is the story about a Goth girl named Raven that lives in a suburbia hell hole, where no one understands her. One day, a boy named Alexander Sterling moves into the old mansion. He’s tall, dark, handsome and understands Raven for who she is. Though the people in Dullsville have a different opinion which causes wild accusations and leaving Raven’s world upside down. This story represents how vampires translate into current day novels. Ellen Schreiber turns the typical stereotype into a form of fantasy that many vampire loving girls could ever hope for.
Adcock, Fleur. Instructions to Vampires. The Eye of the Hurricane. Bloodaxe Books
Ltd. 2000.
This poem describes a vampire taking the blood from his victim but killing the victim completely. Leaving just enough life for the victim to become his slave or a vampire like himself. I saw him because the voice of the poem seemed very much like a males even if the poem itself was written by a female. This will be very helpful to my project because it explains first-hand what the victim experiences and how sometimes, they don’t always die. It is something known that a person in high power can make anyone their slave, this is nothing different except for the fact that their lives are taken and replace with immortality. This short poem portrays how vampires symbolizes the hidden emotions and desires a human can have.
Pinson, Hermine. All-Around Vampires. Callaloo. The John Hopkins University Press.
1988.
This is another poem but it shows how vampires can be just like humans. Going to work, getting a cup of coffee and so on. People get biased opinions on subjects and sometimes will never change their minds or admit to the fact. Whereas the first poem can represent that vampires are the hidden emotions and sometimes desires of humans, this portrays vampire as being nothing different but the same. The only difference being that vampires are immortal and humans are not.
You have some great information here and sources. I too am doing a report on vampires so this is great to read. I might have to go through some of these poems before I turn in my paper. I also read a great article on Proquest Research Library, which is through our library. The writer is Joseph Laycock and it's called "Real Vampires as an Identity Group." It is similar to your poem "All Around Vampires" in that it talks about how they are just normal people. Good luck on your final essay!
ReplyDeleteI think that vampires are going to be a major topic. I am so excited for the final draft of my paper to be done. There are so many great sources to use. It looks like you have some pretty great sources to go through and pick from. I am sure that poem is going to be really interesting. I wish you the best of luck on your paper, and I look forward to reading it on the next blog post!
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