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DRACULA PB

STOKER BRAM , Stoker, Bram

Εκδότης Oxford University Press , ISBN 9780199564095


'it was butcher work...the horrid screeching as the stake drove home; the plunging of writhing form, and lips of bloody foam' Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic shocker introduced Count Dracula to the world, an ancient creature bent on bringing his contagion to London, the very heart of the British Empire. Only a handful of men and women stand between Dracula and his long-cherished goal, but they are vulnerable and weak against the cunning and supernatural powers of the Count and his legions. As the horrifying story unfolds in the diaries and letters of young Jonathan Harker, Lucy, Mina, and Dr Seward, Dracula will be victorious unless his nemesis Professor Van Helsing can persuade them that monsters still lurk in the era of electric light. The most famous of all vampire stories, Dracula is a mirror of its age, its underlying themes of race, religion, science, superstition, and sexuality never far from the surface. A compelling read, rattling along at break-neck speed, it is a modern classic. This new edition includes Stoker's companion piece, 'Dracula's Guest'.

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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'it was butcher work...the horrid screeching as the stake drove home; the plunging of writhing form, and lips of bloody foam' Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic shocker introduced Count Dracula to the world, an ancient creature bent on bringing his contagion to London, the very heart of the British Empire. Only a handful of men and women stand between Dracula and his long-cherished goal, but they are vulnerable and weak against the cunning and supernatural powers of the Count and his legions. As the horrifying story unfolds in the diaries and letters of young Jonathan Harker, Lucy, Mina, and Dr Seward, Dracula will be victorious unless his nemesis Professor Van Helsing can persuade them that monsters still lurk in the era of electric light. The most famous of all vampire stories, Dracula is a mirror of its age, its underlying themes of race, religion, science, superstition, and sexuality never far from the surface. A compelling read, rattling along at break-neck speed, it is a modern classic. This new edition includes Stoker's companion piece, 'Dracula's Guest'.

ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Πληροφορίες προϊόντος

  • Συγγραφέας STOKER BRAM,Stoker, Bram
  • Eκδότης Oxford University Press
  • ISBN 9780199564095
  • Κωδικός Ευριπίδη 040100026767
  • Έτος κυκλοφορίας
  • Σελίδες 0
  • Διαστάσεις
  • Βάρος 350 gr

Stoker, Bram

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Ο Μπραμ Στόκερ (1847-1912), ιρλανδός συγγραφέας διάσημος για το έργο του "Δράκουλας", το οποίο επηρέασε καθοριστικά το φανταστικό, τη "γοτθική" λογοτεχνία και τη λογοτεχνία τρόμου στα πρόθυρα του 20ου αιώνα, άφησε πίσω του μια κληρονομιά με πολλά νέα στοιχεία για την εξέλιξη του είδους. Σ' αυτόν οφείλεται επίσης η φιλολογία σχετικά με την "κατάρα της μούμιας", θεματολογία που εισήγαγε ο Στόκερ με το έργο του "The Jewel of Seven Stars" ("Το πετράδι των επτά αστεριών", 1903). Ένα εξίσου σημαντικό -και παραγνωρισμένο- έργο του είναι και το "The Lair of the White Worm" ("Η φωλιά του λευκού φιδιού", 1911), μια συνταρακτική νουβέλα έντονης μυστηριακής ατμόσφαιρας, παγανιστικών αινιγμάτων, τρόμου και ξεχασμένων θρύλων που αναβιώνουν στη σύγχρονη εποχή, μέσα από τη βαμπιρική φιγούρα, η οποία πλέον έχει θηλυκή μορφή και στοχεύει στα γενετήσια ένστικτα με νέα δαιμονικά χαρακτηριστικά (το έργο έχει μεταφερθεί στον κινηματογράφο από τον Κεν Ράσελ). Ο Μπραμ Στόκερ έγραψε, συνολικά, δώδεκα μυθιστορήματα: "The Primrose Path", 1875, "The Snake's Pass", 1890, "The Watter's Mou'", 1895, "The Shoulder of Shasta", 1895, "Dracula", 1897, "Miss Betty", 1898, "The Mystery of the Sea", 1902, "The Jewel of the Seven Stars", 1903, "The Man" -ή "The Gates of Life"- 1905, "Lady Athlyne", 1908, "The Lady of the Shroud", 1909, "Lair of the White Worm" -ή "The Garden of Evil"- 1911, τρεις συλλογές διηγημάτων: "Under the Sunset", 1881, "Snowbound", 1908, "Dracula's Guest", 1914, αρκετά διηγήματα που δημοσιεύτηκαν ανεξάρτητα (όπως τα "Βridal of Dead", "Buried Treasures", "The Chain of Destiny", "The Crystal Cup", "The Dualitists" -ή "The Death Doom" ή "The Double Born"- "The Fate of Fenella", "The Gombeen Man", "In the Valley of the Shadow", "The Man from Shorrox", "Midnight Tales", "The Red Stockade", "The Seer"), καθώς και τα μη λογοτεχνικά βιβλία: "The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland", 1879, "A Glimpse of America", 1886, "Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving", 1906 και "Famous Impostors", 1910.

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