Carmilla, el clsico vamprico de Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, se anticip en un cuarto de siglo al Drcula de Bram Stoker, pero su valor va mucho ms all que el de ser el antecedente femenino del famoso conde de Transilvania. La escabrosa y atrevida relacin entre sus protagonistas, Laura y Carmilla, an hoy resulta sorprendente. Carmilla is Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's classic vampire, and she precedes Stoker's Dracula by a quarter of a century. Its literary value goes far beyond the Transylvanian lore. The relationship between Laura and Carmilla is so gripping that nearly two centuries after its inception, it continues to surprise readers.
Carmilla, el clsico vamprico de Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, se anticip en un cuarto de siglo al Drcula de Bram Stoker, pero su valor va mucho ms all que el de ser el antecedente femenino del famoso conde de Transilvania. La escabrosa y atrevida relacin entre sus protagonistas, Laura y Carmilla, an hoy resulta sorprendente. Carmilla is Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's classic vampire, and she precedes Stoker's Dracula by a quarter of a century. Its literary value goes far beyond the Transylvanian lore. The relationship between Laura and Carmilla is so gripping that nearly two centuries after its inception, it continues to surprise readers.
