for New Contexts: how composers keep texts alive! Bram Stoker - Dracula – 1897 Neil Jordan – Interview With The Vampire – 1994 “So there are no Vampires in Transylvania‚ no Count Dracula? All fictions my friend‚ fictions of a demented Irishman” Good morning students and welcome to my class on New Texts for New Contexts. I just quoted Neil Jordan’s film Interview with the Vampire. This modern appropriation of Bram Stokers traditional Dracula narrative is the perfect example of how composers keep
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theory of Vampires is similar to Del Toro and Hogan’s piece of “why Vampires Never Die”. All three theorize that the main purpose of Vampires is to have an intelligent monster that is able to think and adapt to modern times. Most monsters want to kill and destroy everything in sight. Vampires are a different type of monster. As Del Toro and Hogan state‚ “…the Vampire does not seek to obliterate us‚ but instead offers a peculiar brand of blood alchemy”. This can be interpreted as the Vampire trying
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How does The Originals show the development of the vampire genre in Ashes to Ashes? The Originals is a spin-off of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ which is based on a series of novels of the same name. The Originals and The Vampire Diaries are shows that navigate complex themes within the genre of the modern vampire. The show focuses on Klaus the original vampire/werewolf hybrid‚ returns to New Orleans - which his family helped build - to investigate rumours of a plot against him. He finds his former protege
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much of living was spent on thinking about the future; Dawn talking about her birthday in six months or their mom talking about a maybe-vacation over the summer. She wondered if they’d still go without her‚ and she hoped they would. A rising vampire stirred Buffy from her thoughts‚ the earth was clawed aside to
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Mohaiminul Islam Professor Stephen Calebotta English 475 13 February 2017 Essay 3‚ Prompt 10 In the past few weeks‚ I watched several episodes from the TV show called “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” written by Joss Whedon. Out of the many episodes‚ season 5 episode 7 “Fool for Love” was one of the best episodes. In this episode‚ Spike’s origin is being revealed for the first time and it shows the transformation of his life. In addition‚ it showcases how rejection played a pivotal role of him transitioning
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Hush‚ the tenth episode of the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer‚ first aired in December 1999. At the time of the show’s fourth season it had grown a large and devoted following; about 7% of all households watching television tuned in to the episode’s debut (Ray‚ 2001). Its original context addresses at its surface the layered nature of communication; “So this is what it is‚” the introductory lines to the episode tell the audience‚ “Talking about communication. Talking about language; not
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is written mostly by Joss Whedon‚ who also wrote most of the TV show Firefly. "Buffy" is still a show many hold high esteem and admiration for since it is 1. #38 of 60 best TV Guide Magazine’s 60 Best Series of All Time.Whedon is also known for his episodes filled with literary elements including Theme. In Sunnydale‚ many ironically find non-verbal communication to be more effective and powerful than just speaking to one another at a time when traditional conversation is
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dried blood. You think about the old vampire movies‚ but think that’s for kids. Then you remember the spider you saw in your room the night before‚ wondering if it found its way in the bed. None of these ideas spark any interest and you keep showering with waves of little stings every now and again. School is waiting for you with arms wide open‚ but you can barely lift
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have in common with the attractive vampires that are shown in the movie Twilight? A lot actually‚ not only do they share the same name of “Vampire” or “Undead”‚ they also share the same powers and needs. The vampire genre has gone a long way‚ specifically with books like Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It first started out as folklore and then it turned into a popular topic of writing in early European culture. Bram Stoker then combined what he could into one classic vampire that is widely known today. Even
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observed and drawn conclusions in an attempt to prove the existence of vampires. In “Visum et Repertum”‚ from Vampires‚ Burial‚ and Death: Folklore and Reality‚ Johannes Fluchinger presents an investigation of multiple suspected vampire related deaths in the village of Medvegia. This excerpt contains a medical investigation carried out by medical officers which concludes that the death of seventeen villagers was related to vampire attacks. In addition‚ the excerpt demonstrates that the inhabitants of
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