http://blog.oup.com/2012/04/bram-stoker-death-centenary-dracula/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.oup.com/2012/04/bram-stoker-death-centenary-dracula/#comment-279341 DVD Review – Diary of a Vampire: The Legacy of Bram Stoker « Earthpages.org Sun, 17 Jun 2012 09:47:52 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=23675#comment-279341 [...] 100 years ago today: the death of Bram Stoker (oup.com) [...] [...] 100 years ago today: the death of Bram Stoker (oup.com) [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/04/bram-stoker-death-centenary-dracula/#comment-277159 OUPblog » Blog Archive » Welcome to the house of Count Dracula Sat, 26 May 2012 07:30:25 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=23675#comment-277159 [...] ‘You will need, after your journey, to refresh yourself by making your toilet. I trust you will find all you wish. When you are ready come into the other room, where you will find your supper prepared.’ The most famous of all vampire stories, Dracula remains a compelling read, rattling along at break-neck speed, a true page-turner. Here is a new edition of one of the great horror stories in English literature, the novel that spawned a myth and a proliferation of vampire tales in film, television, graphic novels, cartoons, and teen fiction, including the current craze revolving around the Twilight and True Blood series. The volume includes a lively and fascinating introduction by Roger Luckhurst that considers the Gothic genre and vampire legend, discusses the vampire tale as sexual allegory, and outlines the social and cultural contexts that feed into the novel, including the New Woman, new technology, race, immigration, and religion. Roger Luckhurst is Professor of Modern Literature at Birkbeck College, University of London and editor of this new Oxford World Classics edition of Dracula. Read his blog post: “100 years ago today: the death of Bram Stoker.” [...] [...] ‘You will need, after your journey, to refresh yourself by making your toilet. I trust you will find all you wish. When you are ready come into the other room, where you will find your supper prepared.’ The most famous of all vampire stories, Dracula remains a compelling read, rattling along at break-neck speed, a true page-turner. Here is a new edition of one of the great horror stories in English literature, the novel that spawned a myth and a proliferation of vampire tales in film, television, graphic novels, cartoons, and teen fiction, including the current craze revolving around the Twilight and True Blood series. The volume includes a lively and fascinating introduction by Roger Luckhurst that considers the Gothic genre and vampire legend, discusses the vampire tale as sexual allegory, and outlines the social and cultural contexts that feed into the novel, including the New Woman, new technology, race, immigration, and religion. Roger Luckhurst is Professor of Modern Literature at Birkbeck College, University of London and editor of this new Oxford World Classics edition of Dracula. Read his blog post: “100 years ago today: the death of Bram Stoker.” [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2012/04/bram-stoker-death-centenary-dracula/#comment-273505 Friday finds « STEVENHARTSITE Fri, 04 May 2012 05:28:10 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=23675#comment-273505 [...] creator of Dracula died broke. There is also some dispute over what killed [...] [...] creator of Dracula died broke. There is also some dispute over what killed [...]

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