SOURCE: "Vampirism and Plagiarism: Byron's Influence and Polidori's Practice," in Studies in Romanticism, Vol. 28, No. 2, Summer, 1989, pp. 249-69.
In the following essay, Skarda contends that the plot of The Vampyre and the personal histories of Byron and Polidori "demonstrate the essential vampirism inherent in the powerful influence of a strong talent on a weak one. "
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