Bram Stoker's Dracula
Subtitle: A Reader's Guide
Series: Continuum Reader's Guides
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London, UK; New York, NY, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780826495365; 9780826495372
Subjects: Stoker, Bram, -- 1847-1912
Description: Dracula (1897) is one of the most commonly studied gothic novels and has been hugely influential through adaptations in fiction, on stage and in cinema. Offering an authoritative, up-to-date guide for students, this book introduces its context, language, themes, criticism and afterlife, leading students to a more sophisticated understanding of the text. It is the ideal guide to reading and studying the novel, setting Dracula in its historical, intellectual and cultural contexts, offering analyses of its themes, style and structure, providing exemplary close readings, presenting an up-to-date account of its critical reception. It also includes an introduction to its substantial history as an adapted text on stage and screen, focusing on the portrayal of the vampire from Nosferatu to Interview with a Vampire. It includes points for discussion, suggestions for further study and an annotated guide to relevant reading.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-146) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Contexts; 2. Language, Style and Form; 3. Reading Dracula; 4. Critical Reception and Publishing History; 5. Adaptation, interpretation and influence; 6. Guide to Further Reading; Index.