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Bram Stoker
Author(s): Carol A. Senf (Author)
- Publisher: University of Wales Press
- Publication Date: 30 Nov. 2010
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 0708323855
- ISBN-13: 9780708323854
Book Description
This study of Bram Stoker focuses on Stoker as a Gothic writer. Identified with Dracula, Stoker is largely responsible for taking the Gothic away from medieval castles and placing it at the centre of modern life. This book examines Stoker s contribution to the modern notion of Gothic and thus to the history of popular culture and demonstrates that the excess generally associated with the Gothic is Stoker s way of examining the social, economic, and political problems. His relevance today is his depiction of problems that continue to haunt us at the beginning of the twenty first century.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“With careful and meticulous textual analysis and in clear and succinct prose, Senf traces Gothic patterns, images and themes throughout Bram Stoker’s significant body of fiction. From his earliest short stories in the 1870s through his major novels (including, of course, “Dracula”), Senf demonstrates how Stoker developed a deeper sense of the Gothic as a means of social commentary. This is an invaluable companion for readers of Victorian Gothic.”–Elizabeth Miller, Memorial University of Newfoundland
About the Author
Carol A. Senf is Professor and Associate Chair of the School of Literature, Communication and Culture, The Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
