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9780395657836

In Search of Dracula : The History of Dracula and Vampires

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  • ISBN13:

    9780395657836

  • ISBN10:

    0395657830

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-10-31
  • Publisher: Houghton Miff

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The true story behind the legend of Dracula - a biography of Prince Vlad of Transylvania, better known as Vlad the Impaler. This revised edition now includes entries from Bram Stoker's recently discovered diaries, the amazing tale of Nicolae Ceausescu's attempt to make Vlad a national hero, and an examination of recent adaptations in fiction, stage and screen.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Introducing the Dracula of Fiction, History, and Folklore
1(6)
Bram Stoker and the Search for Castle Dracula
7(8)
The Historical Dracula: Tyrant from Transylvania
15(14)
Prince of Wallachia
29(14)
Crusader Against the Turks
43(17)
Castle Dracula
60(18)
Dracula Horror Stories of the Fifteenth Century
78(15)
The Historical Dracula, 1462-1476: Imprisonment and Death
93(11)
Snagov: The Mystery of the Empty Grave
104(13)
Vampirism: Old World Folklore
117(16)
Bram Stoker
133(23)
On Stage, in Fiction, and on Film
156(23)
Conclusion
179(8)
MAPS 187(1)
CHRONOLOGIES 188(2)
GENEALOGY 190(67)
APPENDIXES
German Stories
193(5)
Russian Stories
198(10)
Romanian Stories
208(13)
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books by Bram Stoker
221(3)
Primary sources
224(1)
Nonfiction
224(6)
Works of Psychology, Anthropology, and Literature
230(3)
Books on Movies, Theater, and Television
233(2)
Fiction
235(22)
FILMOGRAPHY 257(36)
TRAVEL GUIDE 293

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