TITLE:
Dracula / Elizabeth Miller.
Publication Date:
2000
Publication Information:
New York : Parkstone Press,
Physical Description:
223 p. : ill.
Summary:
A Dracula Handbook provides succinct and accurate information about Dracula. Written for a general readership, the book should appeal to aficionados, students and the just-plain-curious. Using question/answer format, the book covers a range of topics: the origins of the vampire myth; the life of Bram Stoker, author of Dracula (1897); the novel, its genesis and sources; the historical figure (Vlad the Impaler) whose nickname Stoker borrowed for his Count; an examination of the connection between Vlad and Count Dracula; the phenomenal impact the novel has had since its publication; and an overview of interpretations of the book. Also included is a comprehensive reading list.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781859957851
General Note:
The author, Elizabeth Miller, is a professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. She is recognized as a great specialist on DRACULA, she is also the author of other publications on Dracula.
