Exploring Polidori’s Refined Creature: The Aristocratic Vampire in “The Vampyre
The first aristocratic vampire story published in english is John Polidori’s The Vampyre (1819); a short story about a mysterious aristocrat named Lord Ruthven who appears human but is secretly a vampire. Unlike the previous descriptions of vampires, Polidori transforms the vampire figure into a sophisticated and refined creature who lives amongst the upperclass … Read more