Author

Dr. Maya Hadeh

Published in

French Forum, Volume 33, Nos. 1-2, 2008

Abstract

This study aims to discuss the evolution of the figure of the vampire in the works of two eminent French writers in the 19^th century: Charles Baudelaire and Barbey d’Aurevilly. The comparison between the vampire’s features (description, social status, physical appearance, ways of protection and revenge) in Baudelaire’s poems and Barbey d’Aurevilly’s novels shows that the vampire has become more feminine.

The feminization of the vampire leads to two questions that constitute the axes of this article: What is the true identity of the woman in these works? Has modern women become a monster of revenge?

Key words: Charles Baudelaire, Barbey d’Aurevilly, Vampire, Revenge.

Link to Abstract

https://doi.org/10.1353/frf.0.0037