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Dracula [Norton Critical Edition]

by Bram Stoker, Nina Auerbach (Editor), David J. Skal (Editor)

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This Norton Critical Edition presents fully annotated the text of the 1897 First Edition. A rich selection of background and source materials is provided in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier works of James Malcolm Rymer and Emily Gerard. Also included are a discussion of Stoker's working notes for the novel and 'Dracula's Guest,' the original opening chapter to Dracula. Reviews and Reactions reprints five early reviews of the novel. 'Dramatic and Film Variations' focuses on theater and film adaptations of Dracula, two indications of the novel's unwavering appeal. David J. Skal, Gregory A. Waller, and Nina Auerbach offer their varied perspectives. Checklists of both dramatic and film adaptations are included.Criticism collects seven theoretical interpretations of Dracula by Phyllis A. Roth, Carol A. Senf, Franco Moretti, Christopher Craft, Bram Dijsktra, Stephen D. Arata, and Talia Schaffer.A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.… (more)
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Likte veldig godt starten, og måten den er skrevet på med journalene til alle karakterene. Plotten er spennede gjennom hele boken, men føltes ofte som om at han aldri kom til poenget, og det var mye å lese som ikke hadde noe å si. Var interessant å se hvordan kvinnesynet på den tiden kommer fram i boken, ofte lurte jeg på om det var satire. ( )
  vivolvo | Feb 26, 2024 |
Melodramatic, horrific and fun. ( )
  jd7h | Feb 18, 2024 |
1897, that's the year of publication. A few years after Carmilla, which I must still read. So wonderfully written this beginning vein of lore and horror (yes I still need to find the contrasts with carmilla). Such wonderful images, character development and I tellect built throughout this story. I feel fortunate to be able to read this from such a time ago, and timeless it is. ( )
  cmpeters | Feb 2, 2024 |
A disappointment, though recommended by quite a few people. The author employs a journal technique where nearly all the characters take part. It doesn't really work and I feel that some important facts were left out early on. Anyway, the real problem with reviewing the book is that what may have appeared intriguing or novel at the time the book was released is now, in fact, part of modern folklore and assumed. ( )
  MXMLLN | Jan 12, 2024 |
It was a bit of slog for me to finally finish this. Things I did not realize about Dracula (the book) until actually reading it:

1. Van Helsing talks so funny.
2. The sections in cockney dialect are pretty much unreadable.
3. There's not enough Dracula (the character) in it for me.

To be fair, I read this and listened to [b:Dracula My Love|7202372|Dracula My Love The Secret Journals of Mina Harker|Syrie James|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1273782386s/7202372.jpg|7894191] concurrently, so I suppose I was inclined to find the original version of Dracula a little slow and boring compared to the modern romance novel version. The modern romance version does make a lot of good points! For example:

1. VH gives Lucy blood from four different dudes. He's trying to save her, but modern understanding of blood types leads me to believe he probably had a hand in in killing her, right?

2. In the end, they cut off Dracula's head but they don't stake him with wood. Is he really dead? Or did he just disappear (AS WE KNOW HE CAN!)?

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  LibrarianDest | Jan 3, 2024 |
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This Norton Critical Edition presents fully annotated the text of the 1897 First Edition. A rich selection of background and source materials is provided in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier works of James Malcolm Rymer and Emily Gerard. Also included are a discussion of Stoker's working notes for the novel and 'Dracula's Guest,' the original opening chapter to Dracula. Reviews and Reactions reprints five early reviews of the novel. 'Dramatic and Film Variations' focuses on theater and film adaptations of Dracula, two indications of the novel's unwavering appeal. David J. Skal, Gregory A. Waller, and Nina Auerbach offer their varied perspectives. Checklists of both dramatic and film adaptations are included.Criticism collects seven theoretical interpretations of Dracula by Phyllis A. Roth, Carol A. Senf, Franco Moretti, Christopher Craft, Bram Dijsktra, Stephen D. Arata, and Talia Schaffer.A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.

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