In what ways does Bram Stoker’s characterization of his Dracula as a vampire ext

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In what ways does Bram Stoker’s characterization of his Dracula as a vampire extend, or conversely depart/differ from, the traits and characteristics you encountered in your study of premodern folkloric vampires in Greece and Serbia by quoting pieces of materials?

In what ways does Bram Stoker’s characterization of his Dracula as a vampire extend, or conversely depart/differ from, the traits and characteristics you encountered in your study of premodern folkloric vampires in Greece and Serbia by quoting pieces of materials?

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Vampires have always fascinated the mankind and that too cutting across all the cultures and times. The legend of the vampire still continues to frighten and fascinate people even today. The idea of an undead night-stalker that feeds on human blood has been around for centuries and endures to this day. Numerous countries and cultures across the globe have personal deviations of a similar folkloric entity. No matter the variation, all vampire tales have a key commonality—the lust for human blood. It was in the late 19th century an Irish author complied knowledge on such folkloric tales and concocted the character that now acts as the template for the vampire myth. Bram Stoker’s Dracula was first published in 1897 and from that point forward the novelist’s title character set the precedent for all fictional vampires. Vampire fiction, however, continues to evolve and captivate despite the fact that it draws from a vast folkloric and literary past.Vampires have always fascinated the mankind and that too cutting across all the cultures and times. The legend of the vampire still continues to frighten and fascinate people even today. The idea of an undead night-stalker that feeds on human blood has been around for centuries and endures to this day. Numerous countries and cultures across the globe have personal deviations of a similar folkloric entity. No matter the variation, all vampire tales have a key commonality—the lust for human blood. It was in the late 19th century an Irish author complied knowledge on such folkloric tales and concocted the character that now acts as the template for the vampire myth. Bram Stoker’s Dracula was first published in 1897 and from that point forward the novelist’s title character set the precedent for all fictional vampires. Vampire fiction, however, continues to evolve and captivate despite the fact that it draws from a vast folkloric and literary past.

The conceptualization of Stoker’s Dracula does not deviate much from the folklores and tales from Greece and Serbia, the crux remains the same.

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