Influence
Christabel was an influence on Edgar Allan Poe, particularly his poem "The Sleeper" (1831). It has been argued that Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 novel Carmilla is a homage or adaptation of Christabel. Le Fanu's antagonist Carmilla has certain similarities with Christabel's Geraldine; for instance, she cannot cross the threshold of a house, and seems to be stronger at night. Likewise, the heroines of the two works are similar, both Christabel and Laura are the children of deceased mothers currently in the charge of their widowed fathers. Geraldine's presence gives Christabel similar symptoms as Carmilla's does to Laura; both heroines experience troubled sleep and weakness in the morning after spending the night with their guest.
In 2002, U.S. experimental filmmaker James Fotopoulos released a feature-length avant-garde cinematic adaptation of Christabel. See Christabel (2002 film).
It was also the influence for the song Cristabel by Texan singer and song writer Robert Earl Keen who majored in English literature at Texas A&M University. It appeared on his 1984 album No Kinda Dancer.
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