Carmilla

Japanese: 《カーミラ》 - かーみら
Carmilla

...This is why a man-eater or a seductress is called a vamp (short for vampire). Le Fanu's Carmilla (1872) is a remarkable work that depicts a female vampire full of terrifying beauty. On the other hand, in 1897, Stoker's Dracula was published, in which the vampire was again masculinized as a romantic, lonely, and "noble traveler" (Dracula).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Carmilla" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…男たらし,妖婦をバンプvamp(バンパイアの略)と呼びならわすゆえんである。中でもレ・ファニュの《カーミラ》(1872)は,恐怖美に満ちた女吸血鬼をめざましく描いた作品である。一方,1897年にはストーカーの《吸血鬼ドラキュラ》が出て,吸血鬼はロマン主義的な孤独で〈高貴な旅人〉としてふたたび男性化される(ドラキュラ)。…

※「《カーミラ》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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