{"id":7100,"date":"2019-12-02T22:40:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T02:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/?p=7100"},"modified":"2019-12-02T22:44:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T02:44:47","slug":"book-review-vampires-of-lore-traits-and-modern-misconceptions-by-a-p-sylvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-vampires-of-lore-traits-and-modern-misconceptions-by-a-p-sylvia\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Vampires of Lore: Traits and Modern Misconceptions by A.P. Sylvia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Vampires-Lore-Traits-Modern-Misconceptions\/dp\/0764357921\/ref=as_li_ss_il?crid=Z2IHNGC9GG04&amp;keywords=vampires+of+lore+sylvia&amp;qid=1575340782&amp;sprefix=vampires+of+lor,aps,216&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=monstlibra0f1-20&amp;linkId=41e891dc8a9167f2d9d1cdae2de752d5&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0764357921&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=monstlibra0f1-20&amp;language=en_US\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=monstlibra0f1-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=0764357921\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Vampires of Lore: Traits and Modern Misconceptions<\/em> by A. P. Sylvia<\/p>\n<p>Schiffer Publishing, 2019<\/p>\n<p>ISBN: 978-0-7643-5792-3<\/p>\n<p>Available: Hardcover<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Vampires of Lore: Traits and Modern Misconceptions<\/em> by A. P. Sylvia is a readable, concise deconstruction of vampire legends. Sylvia compares vampires in modern-day fiction to superstitious beliefs about vampires in folklore. The author describes vampires in literature and movies of the 1800s and later, such as Bram Stoker\u2019s 1897 <em>Dracula<\/em>, the German 1922 movie <em>Nosferatu<\/em> and the 1990\u2019s television series, <em>Buffy The Vampire Slayer, <\/em>as well as\u00a0creatures in folk tales from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sylvia defines vampires in fiction and folklore as \u201cundead corpses of once living people, who are harming the living is some way, and are killed via taking action against the corpse itself\u201d. The author examines 18 traits of modern-day fictional vampires, ranging from blood-drinking to transformation into bats and other animals. Surprisingly, fangs are inventions of fiction, whereas compulsive counting, exemplified by <em>Sesame Street\u2019s<\/em> Count Von Count, is described in folklore.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The book has 120+ pages , footnotes and handsome illustrations on its cover and pages. However, it is not a dense, scholarly book. The author\u2019s style is conversational and wry. Sylvia\u2019s book would be a good addition to any vampire fan\u2019s library. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reviewed by Robert D. Yee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vampires of Lore: Traits and Modern Misconceptions by A. P. Sylvia Schiffer Publishing, 2019 ISBN: 978-0-7643-5792-3 Available: Hardcover &nbsp; Vampires of Lore: Traits and Modern Misconceptions by A. P. Sylvia is a readable, concise deconstruction of vampire legends. Sylvia compares vampires in modern-day fiction to superstitious beliefs about vampires in folklore. The author describes vampires<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/book-review-vampires-of-lore-traits-and-modern-misconceptions-by-a-p-sylvia\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4230,599,2219,83,3260,1520,1111,3820,31,4231],"class_list":["post-7100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-a-p-sylvia","tag-dracula","tag-folklore","tag-horror-fiction","tag-monster-guides","tag-nonfiction","tag-nosferatu","tag-popular-culture","tag-vampires","tag-vampires-of-lore-traits-and-modern-misconceptions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7100"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7147,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7100\/revisions\/7147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.monsterlibrarian.com\/TheCirculationDesk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}