植正洋 The Development and Changes of Vampire定稿 .doc

南京师范大学中北学院 题 目： The Development and Changes of Vampire From the Comparison of Dracula and Edward Cullen 专 业： 实用英语 姓 名： 植正洋 学 号： 指导教师： 马黎燕 职 称： 讲师 填写日期： 2014年4月 南京师范大学中北学院教务处 制  The Development and Changes of Vampire From the Comparison of Dracula and Edward Cullen Zhi Zhengyang In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement For the B. A Degree Supervisor: Ma Liyan English Department Zhongbei College Nanjing Normal University March, 2014  从德库拉和爱德华·库伦看吸血鬼形象演变 植正洋 导师：马黎燕 南京师范大学 中北学院 英语系 2014年3月 Contents English Abstract and Key Words i Chinese Abstract and Key Words ii The Development and Changes of Vampire From the Comparison of Dracula and Edward Cullen 1 1. Tracing the Source of Vampire. 2 (1) Vampire the Word 2 (2)Vampire the Image 2 2. The Formation and development of Vampire Culture during the 14th to 17th Centuries. 3 3. Dracula---The Old Vampire Image in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. 4 4. Edward Cullen---The New Vampire Image in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight. 6 5. Differences Between the Two Kinds of Vampires. 8 6.The Influence of Vampire Culture. 10 7. Conclusion 10 Bibliography 12 Acknowledgements 13 Abstract Vampires have a long history and profound cultural background in the West. The legend of vampire has been active and widely adopted?in literary creation ?since the Middle Ages.? The vampire image has shown up on the screen since the birth of film. The vampire’s immortal charm came from the quick-change rather than his immutability. He is good at keeping pace with the times to change the appearance and connotation. It is these changes that brought the vampire eternal life on the screen and in literature. This article firstly explores the origin and history of vampire on the basis of literature works and legend. Secondly, from the comparison of Dracula and Edward Cullen, the two classic and representative vampire images, the author an