Vampires in English Literatures

The vampires existed in mythology and folklores. Similarly a good part of English and European literature also includes vampires in the form of novels and fictions. The primary objective of these literary works is to create horror by gruesome details of dead and evil. The eighteenth century literary works is primarily the poem by Heinrich August Ossenfelder the German poet. This followed by the narrative poem of Gottfried August Bürger.

The work by Goethe in The Bride of Corinth goes on to describe the conflict between pagans and Christians. The later works of fiction on vampires were inspired by the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Christabel. In this the protagonist is seduced by female who has access to supernatural power and attempts to marry her by assuming the looks f her lost love.

The nineteenth century works on Vampires is much vaster compared the previous century and theses mythological characters have been used to depict evil force. Lord Byron in his epic poem The Giaour makes a reference to the vampires as known today as blood sucking creatures that feed on living and is destroyer of life. John William Polidori' work also takes reference for the work of Lord Byron. A sequel to Polidori work was adapted for stage production and the setting of the play was in Scotland.

The unauthorized sequel by Charles Nodier to Polidori work started off the stage production of dramas based on Vampires. The work of Nodier was adopted by British melo-dramatist Planche and was performed in English opera. The same work was recomposed and played in German opera with changed Setting. With this the vampires' theatrical debut across Europe more specifically in Western Europe began in mid nineteenth century.

In 1852 the then Queen Victoria watched one such play on vampires. She is known to have noted her reaction in her diary which describes the play as trashy.

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