{"product_id":"the-vampire-a-new-history","title":"The Vampire: A New History","description":"An authoritative new history of the vampire  two hundred years after it first appeared on the literary scene  Published to mark the bicentenary of John Polidoris publication of The Vampyre  Nick Grooms detailed new account illuminates the complex history of the iconic creature. The vampire first came to public prominence in the early eighteenth century  when Enlightenment science collided with Eastern European folklore and apparently verified outbreaks of vampirism  capturing the attention of medical researchers  political commentators  social theorists  theologians  and philosophers. Groom accordingly traces the vampire from its role as a monster embodying humankinds fears  to that of an unlikely hero for the marginalized and excluded in the twenty-first century.  Drawing on literary and artistic representations  as well as medical  forensic  empirical  and sociopolitical perspectives  this rich and eerie history presents the vampire as a strikingly complex being that has been used to express the traumas and contradictions of the human condition.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683166351413,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300232233","price":311.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0300232233_8bedb8e0-9502-4f50-b4d6-cd5702585dad.jpg?v=1770173479","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-vampire-a-new-history","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}