Resultados para "John Polidori" en Paranormal y urbana

La historia sigue a Aubrey, un joven noble que se deja fascinar por el enigmático Lord Ruthven. Tras viajar juntos por Europa, Aubrey descubre la verdadera naturaleza depredadora de Ruthven, quien resulta ser un ser sobrenatural que se alimenta de la energía y sangre de sus víctimas.

A pioneering work of gothic horror, The Vampyre introduced the elegant, aristocratic vampire to English literature and forever changed the course of the genre. The story follows the young Aubrey as he falls under the spell of the enigmatic Lord Ruthven, whose charm conceals a sinister secret. As their paths cross across Europe, Aubrey uncovers a terrifying truth that tests his courage and threatens those he loves.

John William Polidori was an English physician and an associate of Byron and Shelley. On a tour with the two poets and Mary Godwin (later Shelley), Polidori participated in a competition to write a short ghost story. Polidori's contribution was The Vampyre, which is considered to be the first modern work of vampire fiction. The central figures in the plot are the mysterious and sinister Lord Ruthven, and a naïve and wealthy young man named Aubrey. Polidori's tale proved very influential.

Young, impressionable Aubrey is fascinated by the enigmatic Lord Ruthven, and accompanies him on a tour to Europe. But Aubrey develops a growing distaste for Lord Ruthven’s sinister and grotesque conduct - especially as it concerns human blood. This novella, penned during that tempestuous night in Switzerland amongst such notables as Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and Mary Shelley, served as the great inspiration for Bram Stoker to create Dracula.

Aubrey, jeune homme de bonne famille, rencontre Lord Ruthven, un homme étrange et mystérieux qu'il admire aussitôt et avec lequel il se lie d'amitié. Ils partent ensemble en voyage en Europe, en Italie puis en Grèce. Aubrey se rend vite compte que le Lord sème la désolation et la mort sur sa route, en même temps qu'il exerce sur son entourage une inquiétante fascination. Il décide de prendre ses distances avec son ami, mais il va s'avérer bien plus difficile que prévu de quitter un tel homme.

In June of 1816, while on a journey with Lord Byron (for whom he was serving as personal physician), John William Polidori found himself in Lake Geneva in the company of a teenage Mary Wollstonecraft, her future husband Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary's stepsister, Claire Clairmont. On a dark and stormy night, Byron suggested they each sit down and attempt to write an original ghost story.

Noted as one of the first pieces of literature to feature vampirism effectively, The Vampyre follows the adventures of a wealthy young man named Aubrey who befriends a mysterious, suave nobleman named Lord Ruthven. As Aubrey begins to realize just how dangerous Lord Ruthven is, he discovers that his beloved sister is in the monster's sights. 

La historia sigue a Aubrey, un joven inglés que viaja a Europa del Este y se encuentra con Lord Ruthven, un misterioso noble que esconde un oscuro secreto. A medida que se desarrolla su amistad, Aubrey se ve arrastrado a un mundo de horror y desesperación al descubrir la verdadera naturaleza de Ruthven.

In this volume your flesh may creep and crawl a little bit as our classic authors delve into the world of vampires. Some stories you may be familiar with but for most these will be new and unsettling experiences.