The Postmillennial Vampire Power, Sacrifice and Simulation in True

This book explores the idea that while we see the vampire as a hero of romance, or as a member of an oppressed minority struggling to fit in and acquire legal recognition, the vampire has in many ways changed beyond recognition over recent decades due to

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Susan Chaplin

The Postmillennial Vampire Power, Sacrifice and Simulation in True Blood, Twilight and Other Contemporary Narratives

Susan Chaplin Leeds Beckett University Leeds, United Kingdom

ISBN 978-3-319-48371-9 ISBN 978-3-319-48372-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-48372-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016961239 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: Pattern adapted from an Indian cotton print produced in the 19th century Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Pivot imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

In loving memory of my father, Frank Chaplin

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to thank the following friends, family and colleagues for their generosity and support: Richard Clemens, my husband; David Chaplin, Catherine Burns, Lisa Samson, Bill Hughes, Jerome de Groot, Sharon Ruston, Joanne Watkiss, Kaley Kramer, Nasser Hussain, Jim McGrath, Dale Townshend, Angela Wright, Linnie Blake, Avril Horner, Sue Zlosnik, my colleagues in the School of Cultural Studies, and all the students, past and present, that I’ve been lucky enough to teach and learn from, and whose enthusiasm for the Gothic helped fire my own.

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CONTENTS

1 Introduction

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2 The Vampire, the Scapegoat and the Sacred King

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3 From Blood Bonds to Brand Loyalties: Poppy Z. Brite’s Lost Souls and Alan Ball’s True Blood

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4 ‘Nothing is Real, Everything is Permitted’: The Vampire and the Politics of Jouissance

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5 Contagion, Simulation, Capital: From Tru Blood to New Blood

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6 Conclusion

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Bibliography

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Index

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CHAPTER 1

Introduction

Abstract The Introduction gives an overview of the work’s methodology and its application to the primary material. In particular, it examines the relation between law, sacrifice and what René Gir