On Sun, 30 May 2004 18:45:15 -0230, Travis Edmunds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Vampires (was: Neanderthal) > >Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 13:50:25 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > Travis Edmunds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I have always been interested in the vampire myth. > > > And it just so happens > > > that Anne writes the best vampire fiction (IMO), and > > > does it in a way that > > > makes *Anne Rice vampires* entirely different from > > > the classic vampire. They > > > are, dare I say, more human than human (to borrow a > > > White Zombie song title there). > > > >Hah, sidestepping the implication of liking an older > >woman! > > Perhaps. Though not intentionally. And as a matter of fact, I find 'older' > women quite attractive; and for various reasons. > > >[OK, I have no idea how old Anne Rice is, but I > >was teasing back WRT my interest in Spike and Angel > >which you referred to as 'older men.'] <grin> > > Wasn't me. > > > > >Vampires are a peculiarly seductive lot, I agree, > >although I think that erotic quality didn't really get > >developed until ~ the Victorian age(?); > > I'm not really sure. I AM sure that it's something like that though, as the > old vampire mythology isn't that attractive. > > >It's all that suppressed sexuality and > >tightly-reined desire... > > Sure is. > > >Are vampires as popular in > >Europe, given the absence of Puritanical > >underpinnings? (I'm assuming that in GB, the source > >of Victorian 'delicacy,' such sensual vampires are > >equally attractive.) > > To the question - I don't know. > > To the assumption - I agree > > -Travis
How would you measure vampire popularity? Early last century I assumed it was popular in Germany and seemed a continuation of Germanic legends and folk tales. I note that the UK caught vampire literature from the continent and not vice versa. http://www.afn.org/~vampires/timeline.html I suppose you could measure google hits by language considering alternate spellings as measured by the total pages in each language. Gary Denton "That Would Be A Geek Thing" Maru #1 on Google for Liberal News
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