понеділок, 10 жовтня 2016 р.
Interesting Facts:
1. When Dracula was first published, it received many positive reviews, but didn't become a bestseller or big money maker for Stoker. In fact, during the final year of his life, which came about 15 years after publishing Dracula, Stoker was so impoverished that he had to request a compassionate grant from the Royal Literary Fund.
2. The book, however, would be catapulted to popularity in later years (see below) and sell millions of copies. It has never been out of print.
3. Before writing his iconic vampire story, Stoker had spent several years researching European folk stories and superstitions about vampires. Stoker also later said he wasinspired by a nightmare he had, after eating too much crab apparently, about a vampire king rising from the grave.
4. It is believed that Bram Stoker modeled his Dracula character (in part, at least) on real-life actor-manager Sir Henry Irving, whom Stoker worked with at London's famed Lyceum Theatre. Irving was a Shakespearean actor known for his strange mannerisms and intense devotion to inhabiting his roles. Many literary scholars have observed similar qualities in Dracula's character, what with his obsession with becoming English in appearance as he journeyed across Europe to London.
5. According to Stoker's own notes for the book, he was originally going to name the character "Count Wampyr." He later became fascinated with the name Dracula, which was inspired by the descendants of Vlad Dracul (Vlad the Dragon), a ruler of Wallachia, including the notorious Vlad the Impaler.
6. The infamous 1922 film Nosferatu was an unauthorized adaptation of Stoker's Dracula. Since the producers couldn't secure the rights, Count Dracula became Count Orlok. But enough similarities remained between the book and the film for there to be an infringement case. Stoker's estate successfully managed to sue the filmmakers and the courts ruled for every copy of the movie in Europe to be destroyed. However, one print survived and was shipped to the U.S.Due to a copyright filing error from years past, Stoker's Dracula had always been in the public domain. Once on American soil, the film was able to be shown and duplicated and became a cult sensation that would popularize Stoker's vampire story.
неділя, 9 жовтня 2016 р.
A few words about "Dracula"
In 1890, and that visit is said to be part of the inspiration of his great novel Dracula. He began writing novels while manager for Henry Irving and secretary and director of London's Lyceum Theatre. Before writing Dracula, Stoker met Ármin Vámbéry, a Hungarian writer and traveller. Dracula likely emerged from Vámbéry's dark stories of the Carpathian mountains.Stoker then spent several years researching European folklore and mythological stories of vampires.Dracula is an epistolary novel, written as a collection of realistic but completely fictional diary entries, telegrams, letters, ship's logs, and newspaper clippings, all of which added a level of detailed realism to the story, a skill which Stoker had developed as a newspaper writer. At the time of its publication, Dracula was considered a "straightforward horror novel" based on imaginary creations of supernatural life."It gave form to a universal fantasy . . . and became a part of popular culture."
In 1890, and that visit is said to be part of the inspiration of his great novel Dracula. He began writing novels while manager for Henry Irving and secretary and director of London's Lyceum Theatre. Before writing Dracula, Stoker met Ármin Vámbéry, a Hungarian writer and traveller. Dracula likely emerged from Vámbéry's dark stories of the Carpathian mountains.Stoker then spent several years researching European folklore and mythological stories of vampires.Dracula is an epistolary novel, written as a collection of realistic but completely fictional diary entries, telegrams, letters, ship's logs, and newspaper clippings, all of which added a level of detailed realism to the story, a skill which Stoker had developed as a newspaper writer. At the time of its publication, Dracula was considered a "straightforward horror novel" based on imaginary creations of supernatural life."It gave form to a universal fantasy . . . and became a part of popular culture."
Popular novels
Non-fiction
- The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland (1879)
- A Glimpse of America (1886)
- Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving (1906)
- Famous Impostors (1910)
- Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula: A Facsimile Edition (2008)
Critical works on Stoker
- William Hughes, Beyond Dracula (Palgrave, 2000)
- Belford, Barbara. Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of Dracula.
- Senf, Carol. Science and Social Science in Bram Stoker's Fiction (Greenwood, 2002).
- Senf, Carol. Dracula: Between Tradition and Modernism (Twayne, 1998).
- Senf, Carol A. Bram Stoker (University of Wales Press, 2010).
Short story collections
- Under the Sunset (1881), comprising eight fairy tales for children.
- Snowbound: The Record of a Theatrical Touring Party (1908)
- Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories (1914)
Novels
- The Primrose Path (1875)
- The Snake's Pass (1890)
- The Watter's Mou' (1895)
- The Shoulder of Shasta (1895)
- Dracula (1897)
- Miss Betty (1898)
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