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Dracula
(1897)
There are too many similar stories/movies based on vampires but Dracula is one of the oldest and most popular ones. Reading a book with such a familiar theme was an interesting experience (I haven't watched the movie based on it). I had certain expectations before starting the book but I was glad to discover that the book had more merits than being yet another vampire story.
I like the story line; the way Count Dracula is introduced and also the fact that it is told through diary entries, newspaper articles and personal letter excerpts, which makes it all more plausible. I also like the fact that the characters are not presented as pure evil ones with the mere aim of spilling blood or ultimate, infallible heroes, who would save the world no matter what. The whole story and characters have a human touch, which makes it an almost touching story.
Having said all this, boy, is Stoker's style verbose! Some hundred pages of the book would have been taken out and nobody would have noticed a thing! I am not sure if this was an attempt on the author's behalf to write a sensational story and still be considered a recognised literary figure but it did not work for me.--Submitted by .
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Dracula - Chapter X HELP
I am trying to make sense of a passage and would appreciate some help understanding. In the third paragraph into Dr. Seward's Diary, Van Helsing begins to talk about sowing corn to shed light on Lucy's situation... what does he mean? This is a link to the chapter and text I am referring to: http://www.online-literature.com/stoker/dracula/10/ I am understanding this analogy as a "don't count your chickens before they're hatched" type of explanation. Van Helsing doesn't want to say that Lucy will be alright ("will make a good crop when the time comes") unless he can know this for sure through further examination. Am I understanding this passage correctly?? Help.
Posted By floppypancakes at Wed 21 Dec 2011, 12:44 AM in Dracula || 2 Replies
synthesis essay on dracula and other works?
Maybe it's the wording of my professor's syllabus, but I am totally lost on what to write about. Here is the original text of the prompt: ...I want you to use the tools of psychoanalytical and/or gender criticism to address the surrealistic and/or (pseudo)scientific elements of two (or more) of the films we have recently watched (namely, Cronos, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary, Brand Upon the Brain!, Die Farbe, and Vampyr). Please also make reference to Dracula (the novel) as it is relevant to your discussion. I'm having a hard time deciphering what the content of my essay should include. Should I pretend I am a psychologist and analyze the Freudian motives of the characters' actions? That's all I can summise from the prompt and that seems unlikely since this isn't a psychology course. And even if I did choose to write about, let's say, Dracula's embodyment of being stuck at (or not necessarily needing to move on from) an immature stage of psychological development (and how characters in the other works also display similar phenomenon), how could I relate this to surrealistic and/or (pseudo)scientific elements in the work? I just don't see how they mesh... please help :( I at least need to be able to form a topic for tomorrow and I'm so stuck! :( Thanks for reading :)
Posted By blktrttr at Wed 19 Oct 2011, 1:19 PM in Dracula || 0 Replies
Dracula help
So I've got some homework for Dracula and I was wondering if someone might be able to help me? The task that was set is quite open so all suggestions are welcome. Basically I'm supposed to pick an object and link it to Dracula. This can be any object, in the present day or in the novel; anything really. An example would be a pencil case, and the objects inside such as a pencil representing the stake used to kill Lucy. I was wondering if someone might have other suggestions for objects? I'm curious as to what people might think to use since I'm not really thinking of anything decent.
Posted By Quolli at Sat 30 Jul 2011, 6:14 AM in Dracula || 0 Replies
Dracula as a Parasite?
Obviously, all vampires are parasitic beings, but what do you think about Dracula's effect on Victorian society?
Posted By lemonjuice at Sun 1 May 2011, 1:58 PM in Dracula || 2 Replies
Dracula Project
Hi, everybody... I'm current working on Dracula Project relate to PSYCHOANALYSIS and I have some questions need you guys help. - what are some evidence that Bram Stoker and other authors(in 19th century) were effected by PSYCHOANALYSIS? - what are some evidence from the novel Dracula supporting the concept/idea? Because we just read half the novel so I have some troubles to understand the whole book. If you guys know any websites or info, please help me out, I would appreciate lots.
Posted By Tomle17 at Thu 10 Feb 2011, 2:32 PM in Dracula || 4 Replies
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
This is a song I wrote inspired by the strange events that happened on the ship that carried Count Dracula to England. It is a classical piece.Begins with violin trying to set the calmness behind the storm and when things start to get weird and dangerous the mood changes accordingly. Tell me what you think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBydVQijYaQ
Posted By verigar at Wed 5 Jan 2011, 6:34 AM in Dracula || 0 Replies
Dracula
I'm into vampire stuff and someone recommended this one to me. I read it and just yelled "This sucks!". And it seriously does! How am I supposed to relate to some stupid 1000 year-old coot? I mean, there wasn't anything good about that!:mad5:
Posted By DarkDude1423828 at Sun 10 Oct 2010, 6:12 PM in Dracula || 16 Replies
Dracula copyright
I have a question that's come up in conversations with friends over Dracula. With the publication of Dracula: The Un-Dead, is Bram Stoker's Dracula and the characters within (Van Helsing, Jonathan/Mina Harker, etc.) no longer in the public domain? Thanks.
Posted By Gar531 at Sat 15 May 2010, 6:16 PM in Dracula || 1 Reply
Dracula vs. King Arthur
Hello, I am the co-author of Dracula vs. King Arthur http://www.draculavskingarthur.com Bram Stoker's novel was a huge inspiration for us. Hope you get a chance to check it out!
Posted By CBeranek at Thu 13 May 2010, 7:58 PM in Dracula || 0 Replies
I'm looking for the 1924 script of Dracula
I am looking for the 1924 script for Dracula and I can't find a copy anywhere, for sale as a book, or online. As I am trying to stage a production of Dracula and was hoping to use this version of the script this is, naturally, quite vexing. I wonder, therefore, if anyone here may be able to point me in the right direction, as internet searches are proving quite fruitless. I merely find pages and pages of people comenting on the history of the play, with no indication on how to access the work itself.
Posted By Karantalsis at Sun 11 Oct 2009, 6:30 AM in Dracula || 1 Reply