Jean Marigny (born 9 April 1939 in
Cherbourg) is a French
emeritus professor
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of
Stendhal University in
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
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, where he taught
English
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and
American literature. He is a specialist in
vampire
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studies, from ancient
folklore
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to modern vampire myth.
Career
Jean Marigny has devoted much of his career to the myth of vampires, he is the founder of the research centre for studies in fantasy and horror in English and American literature: the (GERF, lit. 'Group of Studies and Research on Fantasy') which he directed several years at Stendhal University. He is also a member of the Canadian branch of the
Transylvanian Society of Dracula
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.
After his
doctoral dissertation
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in 1985, , he has published a number of essays and translated novels and short stories about the vampire theme. He published two anthologies, in 1978 and (in collaboration with
Roger Bozzetto) in 1997. He is the author of (1993), a copiously illustrated
pocket book that has been translated into seven languages (including English) and was a reaction to
Francis Coppola
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's ''
Dracula''.
He also directed a collective work on
Dracula for the collection '' published by . Marigny is considered one of the greatest vampire specialists around the world, particularly with regard to Anglo-Saxon fiction on the subject.
What fascinates Marigny about vampire is the character: a paradoxical being. As he explains, 'No fictional character is more emblematic of the fantasy than the vampire. If it is true that
..fantasy is based on paradox, the vampire is the best illustration, since it is both dead and alive.'
Publications
* ''Le Vampire dans la littérature anglo-saxonne'' (1983), doctoral dissertation on Anglo-Saxon literature (published by Didier-Érudition in 1985)
* ''Histoires anglo-saxonnes de Vampires'' (Librairie des Champs-Élysées, 1978)
* ''Les Vampires : Dracula et les siens'', in collaboration with (Omnibus, 1997)
* ''Sang pour sang : Le réveil des vampires'', coll. «
Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 161), série Culture et société. Paris : Éditions Gallimard, 1992 (new edition in 2010;
)
** UK edition – ''
Vampires: The World of the Undead'', '
New Horizons' series. Thames & Hudson, 1994
** US edition – ''Vampires: Restless Creatures of the Night'', "
Abrams Discoveries Abrams may refer to:
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* '' Abrams v. United States'', 250 U.S. 616 (1919), U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding free speech during times of war
* M1 Abrams, main battle tank
* Abrams, ...
" series. Harry N. Abrams, 1994
* ''Dracula'' (centennial of Bram Stoker's ''Dracula''), 1997
* ''Les Mondes perdus de Clark Ashton Smith'',
La Clef d'Argent, 2007,
* ''Dracula, prince des ténèbres'', in collaboration with Céline du Chéné, 2009
* ''La fascination des vampires'', illustration de Albert-Joseph Penot, coll. « 50 Questions » (nº 49). , 2009
* ''Les femmes vampires'', José Corti, 2010 (anthology co-directed with )
* ''Vampires : de la légende au mythe moderne'', La Martinière, 2011
References
External links
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1939 births
Vampirism
French academics
English literature academics
20th-century French non-fiction writers
Living people
Academic staff of Stendhal University