by John William Polidori, Luigi Capuana, Carter Scott, Guy de Maupassant, Auguste de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam · EDIMAT · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497646338
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«Relatos de vampiros» is the horror anthology by Polidori, Capuana, Scott, Maupassant and Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, published by EDIMAT in paperback.
Anthology of stories paying homage to the vampire figure in horror literature. The texts, signed by authors such as Polidori, Capuana, Scott and Maupassant, trace the evolution of the myth: from ancient Egyptian beliefs in blood-drinking birds to the legend of the first vampire born from Adam's dream, including the attribution of certain diseases to nocturnal attacks by diabolical creatures.
Selected by Victoria Robbins, in the Eclipse collection. Spanish-language edition, 156 pages.
For those interested in classic horror and the literary evolution of the vampire myth.
John William Polidori was an English writer and medical doctor. He is known for his associations with the Romantic movement and credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction.
