Dracula: Finding of a Shadow

by Monde, Lisa; Stoker, Dacre

• ISBN13: 9798350925999
• ISBN10: 835092599X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-01-08
• Publisher: BookBaby

Summary

Dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the first publication of the novel Dracula, as well
as the 175th anniversary of its author, Bram Stoker. In the foreword, written by the great-
grandnephew of the writer, Dacre Stoker, we discover that Bram Stoker worked in theater, loved
theater, and was inspired by the dramatic art. Dacre's exclusive interview introduces the results
of his detective-research of various documents and Bram's personal journals and notes — all of
the many discoveries led to the creation of the prequel, Dracul, and the sequel, Dracula the Un-
Dead.
Lisa Monde's play Dracula: Finding of a Shadow was inspired by the original novel by
Bram Stoker, as well as both - the sequel and the prequel. The play had several Off-Broadway
productions. This current edition also includes an original play by the guest-playwright Thomas
R. Gordon - Dracula: Bloodlines. Both plays premiered at the Gene Frankel Theater in New
York City.
Over ten years ago, Lisa published her first scientific article on the evolution of the image
of Dracula in literature and art. Besides the plays, two essays by Lisa Monde are also included in
this book, both shedding light on the mystery of the birth of the stellar literary character and the
evolution of the image of Dracula.
In the Epilogue, Lisa summarizes the stages of the path traversed by Dracula in literature
and other types of art, as well as shares her ideas on Dracula's future.

Author Biography

Dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the first publication of the novel Dracula, as well
as the 175th anniversary of its author, Bram Stoker. In the foreword, written by the great-
grandnephew of the writer, Dacre Stoker, we discover that Bram Stoker worked in theater, loved
theater, and was inspired by the dramatic art. Dacre's exclusive interview introduces the results
of his detective-research of various documents and Bram's personal journals and notes — all of
the many discoveries led to the creation of the prequel, Dracul, and the sequel, Dracula the Un-
Dead.
Lisa Monde's play Dracula: Finding of a Shadow was inspired by the original novel by
Bram Stoker, as well as both - the sequel and the prequel. The play had several Off-Broadway
productions. This current edition also includes an original play by the guest-playwright Thomas
R. Gordon - Dracula: Bloodlines. Both plays premiered at the Gene Frankel Theater in New
York City.
Over ten years ago, Lisa published her first scientific article on the evolution of the image
of Dracula in literature and art. Besides the plays, two essays by Lisa Monde are also included in
this book, both shedding light on the mystery of the birth of the stellar literary character and the
evolution of the image of Dracula.
In the Epilogue, Lisa summarizes the stages of the path traversed by Dracula in literature
and other types of art, as well as shares her ideas on Dracula's future.

Dacre Stoker is the great grand-nephew of Bram Stoker and the international best-selling co-author of Dracula the Un-Dead, the official Stoker family endorsed sequel to Dracula, as well as the prequel - Dracul. Dacre is also the co-editor of The Lost Journal of Bram Stoker: The Dublin Years. A native of Montreal, Canada, Dacre taught Physical Education and Sciences for twenty-two years. He has participated in the sport of Modern Pentathlon as an athlete and a coach at the international and Olympic levels for 12 years. He is also an avid player and coach of the unique game of Court Tennis. He currently lives in Aiken, SC, together with his wife Jenne they manage the Bram Stoker Estate.