Carmilla
By: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu ; illustrato da Ana Juan ; trasuzione di Francesca Del Moro
Contributors: Juan, Ana
Publisher: Logos
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Modena
Language: ita
Number of pages: 101
ISBN-13: 9788857607771
Description: Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871–72),[1][2] the story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). The character is a prototypical example of the lesbian vampire, expressing romantic desires toward the protagonist. The novella notably never acknowledges homosexuality as an antagonistic trait, leaving it subtle and morally ambiguous. The story is often anthologised, and has been adapted many times in film and other media.