Dragons and heroes - vampires and victims (searching magic beings in the world of science and technique)
Abstract
The theme of this contribution is an analysis of searching magic beings, dragons and vampires, in the postmodern world of science and technique. At first sight, it could seem these beings, so far away from rationalism of present time, cannot find their real expression.
The aim of this study is to describe which way the stories about monsters, their victims and heroes, who come to save them, has adapted to the cultural code of present time. How much have dragons and vampires kept their former identity and how much have the differences between a hero and a monster started to remove? Special attention is paid to the phenomenon of the role playing games and current image of a literary vampire, and even gender differences in the approach to the fantastic beings was taken into account.