Annotated Bibliography

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

This website clearly explains what an annotated bibliography is and how to use it. An anno bib is a compilation of your sources, and each source you have a annotation or summary of what the source is about. Things to keep in mind while creating an anno bib:

• Summarize- Include main points in the source. Know what it is all about.
• Assess- Basically determining if the source in credible and a good one.
• Reflect- How does this source work with your research?

Next this site focuses on why to write an annotated bibliography. It bascially says that it is extremely helpful when doing research. It requires you to read your sources and summarize then, which gives you more of an understanding as to what they are about and why you are using them.

Lastly, the site focuses on Format. It says to ask what the requirements are.

• Bibliographic Information- The citing of the sources in the required format. Ex. MLA, APA, CMS, etc.
• The Annotations- How long should the annotations be? A few sentences, a deep analysis?

I chose this website because i have used it before for the other blogs. I have found it to be very helpful and clear on its directions. Hoperfully others will find it helpful as well.

My Anno Bib!

1.)”Dracula Sites (Fact and Fiction).” Toronto Star (Canada) 10/27/07, Print.

In Dracula Sites, there is a list of locations that in some way relate to Vlad III, or Dracula. Some places are fact such as Sighisoara, the birth place of this momentous figure, Tirgoviste which was his captial, Poenari a ruined fortress, and Snagov where his body supposedly lays. Some fictional places would include Bucharest which houses a Count Dracula Club, Bistrita where Jonathan Harker was, and Borgo Pass the Dracula’s Castle Hotel.

2.) ”It Is Now As It Was In The Beginning.” Irish Times 4/16/08, Print.

In the Irish Times, It is now as it was in the beginning, describes folklore very well. “Every society has a set of customs, beliefs and ideas – folklore – that makes it unique. Although it is passed through tradition, folklore is always changing, as people, groups, tribes and nations learn from each other. Many people are surprised to learn that much of contemporary popular culture is rooted in folklore.” This quote is very useful in prooving the theory of this paper. It relates a lot with symbolism, because many of these stories represent some sort of symbol.

3.) Dooley, Tara. “Power, Money and Blood: Vampires rise again on HBO’s True Blood.” Houston Chronicle (TX) 06/09/09, Print.

Focusing mainly on the hit HBO series True Blood, Tara Dooley also comments on the vampire classification of today, “The best among them are trying to get in touch with their inner human.” This holds true for many hit vampire stories today. The desire for a vampire to fit in with the culture and to be normal is a very popular theme in much vampire fiction. Dooley also states that, “Scholars of vampire lore often say that each generation creates its own vampires, a reflecttion of society’s fears and values.” This is very true in saying that a vampire is the symbol for evil, but in today’s culture has a human twist. They are looked at as attractive and sexual creatures.

4.) Robert G. Cohn (1974). Symbolism. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 33 (2):181-192.

In this article, Robert G. Cohn who was a professor of french at Stanford University, talks about what symbolism is and what it means. He also stresses that certain symbols can be based on the name or the appearance of the symbol. He also talks of the evolution of symbols.

5.) Henry, Bonnie. “The Arizona Star, Tucson, Bonnie Henry Column: Vampires suck in UA students.” Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ) 10/29/07, Print.

Bonny Henry explains how her “Slavic Folklore: Vampires and Werewolves” class fills up every semester. It is a very popular course to take at the University of Arizona. “Every semester the course is filled immediately”, states Henry. She goes into the history of the vampire myth and certain events that occured. Such as, “In 2004, Knight Ridder Newspapers reported that a dead man in a tiny Romanian Village was dug up, his heart ripped out, burned to ashes, then mixed with water and drunk by relatives who had fallen ill after the man’s death.” This is very disturbing to think of happening today. This just prooves that seriousness that it holds for some cultures.

6.) Barber , Paul. “The Real Vampire.” 99.10 74. Web. 09/17/09.

To start, Paul Barber brings his article to life. He took a passage from Bram Stoker’s Dracula, setting the scene for The Real Vampire. The passage brings in many of the common assumptions about vampires, for example the count in laying in the coffin, he was pale and had hate in his eyes. Due to Bram Stoker’s popular novel, the typical vampire in American culture has many of these attributes, but now have a little bit of a twist. In this article, Barber touches on this common misperception and also digs deeper into the myth, recovering history and incidents surrounding the vampire. “People commonly believed that those who were different, unpopular, or great sinners returned from the dead.” Another good quote is “Note that when a saint’s body failed to decompose it was a miracle, but when a body of an unpopular person failed to decompose it was because he was a vampire.” This article is so varied because it talks a lot about the appearance, but also on disturbing instances and superstitious events.

7.)Lucian, Kim. “Transylvanian Town Sees Gold in Dracula Land.” Christian Science Monitor 08/16/01, Print.

“For centuries, the town has slumbered in the heart of Transylvania, a region most outsiders would associate with bats and vampires. Now, the Romanian government, searching for new sources of revenue, has decided to capitalize on the region’s most infamous son: Officials hope to draw a million tourists a year to a Dracula Land theme park.” Kim catches it all here. This article is focused on the dilema of establishing a Dracula Land in the town of Sighisoara, Romania. There is much controversy here because of religious beliefs. The theme park would bring in a much needed economic boost which would supply jobs for hundreds, but the town is skeptical. Many religious locals are worried that it would go against their religion, because Dracula has always represented evil and the devil.

8.) Remington, Alex. “Vampires Stake a Claim on Audiences’ Hearts.” Washington Post 09/07/08, Print.

Remington focuses on the evolution from, “…demons, sex fiends in a deep Freudian sense, rebelling against Victorian repression in ways that gentlemen never could. They hissed at crucifixes and seduced women and men from rightousness into evil.”, into a more modern version. The Edward Cullens, one could say are how vampires are seen. “The line between vampires and humans was getting blurrier.” which is also a common characteristic of todays vampires. Remington also touches on why vampires are so popular, “No matter how mundane their politics or morals, vampires will always be cool, because sex and death never go out of style.”

9.) Raftery, Isolde. “Vampires Rise Again: Twilight phenomenon has local youths hitting the books.” Colombian (Vancouver, WA) 11/22/08, Print.

“At least five students asked Burton this week to check out copies of the Twilight books, which she can’t keep on her shelves.” Raftery talks about how Twilight has locally affected her area, focusing in on libraries. It just prooves the hype of the romantic vampire novel and how it has captivated popular culture, especially amound young teens.

10.) Romano, Will. “Vlad Dracula’s War on the Turks.” 20.4 (10/03): 58. Web. /9/1.

In this article, Romano summarizes most of the crucial history involving Vlad III. He covers when his father was in power and the beginnings of the Order of the Dragon, and Vlads succession to this order. It doesn’t base any of its information on Bram Stoker’s novel, but on the actual historical character. “Five and a half centuries after his death, the Turks still equate the name Dracula with evil, and they are not referring to Bram Stokers fictional vampire.” Romano gives a lot of informative information on the history of Vlad III’s bloody battles.