false 1344291 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182883081m/1344291.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182883081s/1344291.jpg Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 319714 2 310476 1995 Our Vampires, Ourselves total:21|5:3|4:4|3:6|2:7|1:1| 21 64 62 5 28273 3.29 38 7 66963977 1107171 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 19 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 4 0 false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 10:44:14 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 11:37:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 80983158 104360 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 2 0 false Mon Dec 14 11:22:06 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 11:41:13 -0800 2009 more...]]> 57482856 1290506 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 3 1 false Fri May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 07:21:53 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 07:27:35 -0700 2009
The first part of the book, focusing on the 19th century, was the most interesting to me, being the most unfamiliar; Auerbach's contention that pr...more...]]> 80250753 1322916 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 1 0 false Tue Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 07 20:47:13 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 29 15:22:54 -0800 2009
The author also seems to be a rabid f...more...]]> 43150257 1914168 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 5 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Jan 15 12:28:35 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 13:17:19 -0800 2009 79697373 704300 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Wed Dec 02 17:41:20 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 02 17:41:26 -0800 2009 77515665 1162141 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Wed Nov 11 22:00:19 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 22:00:30 -0800 2009 76954679 1406808 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Fri Nov 06 15:38:01 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 15:38:01 -0800 2009 75975331 2219559 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Tue Oct 27 22:33:06 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 22:33:06 -0700 2009 73241856 528671 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 3 0 false Fri Oct 02 15:54:33 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 15:54:33 -0700 2009 71895297 2290776 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Sun Sep 20 12:46:28 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 12:46:28 -0700 2009 71505338 1892892 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Wed Sep 16 21:30:51 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 21:30:51 -0700 2009 71447806 2621652 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Wed Sep 16 12:55:09 -0700 2009 Wed Dec 02 11:27:55 -0800 2009 69197357 1003021 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Fri Aug 28 05:46:14 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 05:46:14 -0700 2009 67910566 1565662 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 2 0 false Tue Aug 18 12:05:53 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 12:06:02 -0700 2009 62264298 1976890 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Sun Jul 05 17:54:14 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 17:54:14 -0700 2009 62149282 323002 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Sat Jul 04 15:15:17 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 15:15:17 -0700 2009 62127478 1897227 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Sat Jul 04 11:01:42 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 11:01:42 -0700 2009 60955816 1586156 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Wed Jun 24 12:59:23 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 12:59:23 -0700 2009 60939475 1676497 319714 0226032027 9780226032023 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743m/319714.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173734743s/319714.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/319714.Our_Vampires_Ourselves 3.05 21 Our Vampires, Ourselves is not your ordinary work of literary criticism, but rather an entertaining, thought-provoking tour of the history of vampires in Western civilization. The vampires and works discussed include Lord Ruthven, Varney, Carmilla, Dracula, Fritz Leiber's "The Girl," famous film Draculas, Fred Saberhagen's Dracula, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Saint-Germain, Anne Rice's Louis and Lestat, Stephen King's Barlow, films such as The Lost Boys and Near Dark, and countless books. As the New York Times writes, "Ms. Auerbach presents her arguments with wit and clarity ... Ms. Auerbach implicitly rejects the Freudian and Jungian interpretations of these figures as either psychosexual metaphors or archetypes, preferring to see them in sociopolitical terms. But such interpretations need not be mutually exclusive. There is, after all, more in vampire metaphors than meets any one mind's eye." ]]> 1995 0 0 false Wed Jun 24 11:01:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 11:01:51 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1344291