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1 online resource (342 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword by Michael Barsanti -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Bram Stoker's Original Foundation Notes & Data for His Dracula -- Part I: Handwritten Notes on the Plot -- Part II: Handwritten Research Notes (''Dracula' Notes, etc.'') -- Part Three: Typed Research Notes ('''Dracula' Notes, etc.'') -- Overview -- The Myth of Dracula -- Appendices -- I. The Rosenbach Page Numbers -- II. Bram Stoker: A Brief Biography -- III. Bram Stoker: A Brief Bibliography -- IV. Bram Stoker's Nonfiction Sources for Dracula -- V. "Vampire" from the Encyclopædia Britannica (1888) -- VI. Possible Literary Influences -- VII. Bram Stoker's Library -- VIII. Dracula: The Novel vs. the Notes -- IX. Dracula: The Novel We Could Have Read -- Works Cited -- Index of Bram Stoker's Original Notes -- Index of Editors' Annotations |
| Summary |
Bram Stoker's initial notes and outlines for his landmark horror novel Dracula were auctioned at Sotheby's in London in 1913 and eventually made their way to the Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia, where they are housed today. Until now, few of the 124 pages have been transcribed or analyzed. This comprehensive work reproduces the handwritten notes both in facsimile and in annotated transcription. It also includes Stoker's typewritten research notes and thoroughly analyzes all of the materials, which range from Stoker's thoughts on the novel's characters and settings to a nine-page calendar of events that includes most of the now-familiar story. The coauthors draw on their extensive knowledge of Dracula and vampires to guide readers through the construction of the novel, and the changes that were made to its structure, plot, setting and characters. Nine appendices provide insight into Stoker's personal life, his other works and his early literary influences |
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Electronic books. -- local
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English literature
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Stoker, Bram, -- 1847-1912 -- Manuscripts
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Stoker, Bram, -- 1847-1912 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc
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Stoker, Bram, -- 1847-1912. -- Dracula
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Eighteen-Bisang, Robert
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Miller, Elizabeth
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| ISBN |
9780786451869 |
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