El despertar de los vampiros

Synopsis of El despertar de los vampiros

«El despertar de los vampiros» is the historical essay by Jean Marigny, published by Ediciones B in paperback (144 pages, in Spanish).

The book traces the vampire myth from the bloodthirsty deities of Antiquity to the recognition of the undead in the 15th century, and the collective psychosis it unleashed in 18th-century Europe. It also analyses its literary consecration with Bram Stoker's Dracula and the image given to it by film.

First edition of 1999, in the Claves collection: Biblioteca de bolsillo (no. 31). Includes black-and-white illustrations.

For readers interested in the history of vampirism, occultism and the evolution of the myth in literature and cinema.