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Author:

Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912.

Title:

Dracula / Bram Stoker ; edited with an introduction and notes by Roger Luckhurst.

Edition:

[New ed.].

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

xli, 391 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Dracula, Count (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Transylvania (Romania)--Fiction.
Whitby (England)--Fiction.
Vampires--Fiction.

Other Authors:

Luckhurst, Roger.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Timeline of vampire literature before Dracula -- A chronology of Bram Stoker -- Dracula -- Appendix. "Dracula's guest" (1914).

Summary:

The volume includes an 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. In addition, Luckhurst provides comprehensive explanatory notes that flesh out vampire mythology and historical allusions, plus an appendix featuring Stoker's short story, "Dracula's Guest," an early draft or abandoned chapter that was not published as part of the novel. --Publisher description.

Series:

Oxford world's classics

ISBN:

0199564094 (pbk.)
9780199564095 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)663438449

LCCN:

2011280630

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)