Dracula as Absolute Other: The Troubling and Distracting Specter of Stoker's Vampire on Screen

Dark, dangerous and transgressive, Bram Stoker's Dracula is often read as Victorian society's absolute Other--an outsider who troubles and distracts those around him, one who represents the fears and anxieties of the age.

This book is a study of Dracula's role of absolute Other as it appears on screen, and an investigation of popular culture's continued fascination with vampires.

Drawing on vampire films spanning from the early 20th century to 2017, the author examines how different generations construct Otherness and how this is reflected in vampire media.

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Dracula as Absolute Other: The Troubling and Distracting Specter of Stoker's Vampire on Screen

Dark, dangerous and transgressive, Bram Stoker's Dracula is often read as Victorian society's absolute Other--an outsider who troubles and distracts those around him, one who represents the fears and anxieties of the age.

This book is a study of Dracula's role of absolute Other as it appears on screen, and an investigation of popular culture's continued fascination with vampires.

Drawing on vampire films spanning from the early 20th century to 2017, the author examines how different generations construct Otherness and how this is reflected in vampire media.

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Dracula as Absolute Other: The Troubling and Distracting Specter of Stoker's Vampire on Screen

Dracula as Absolute Other: The Troubling and Distracting Specter of Stoker's Vampire on Screen

by Simon Bacon
Dracula as Absolute Other: The Troubling and Distracting Specter of Stoker's Vampire on Screen

Dracula as Absolute Other: The Troubling and Distracting Specter of Stoker's Vampire on Screen

by Simon Bacon

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Overview

Dark, dangerous and transgressive, Bram Stoker's Dracula is often read as Victorian society's absolute Other--an outsider who troubles and distracts those around him, one who represents the fears and anxieties of the age.

This book is a study of Dracula's role of absolute Other as it appears on screen, and an investigation of popular culture's continued fascination with vampires.

Drawing on vampire films spanning from the early 20th century to 2017, the author examines how different generations construct Otherness and how this is reflected in vampire media.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781476637129
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date: 07/01/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 213
File size: 4 MB
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Simon Bacon is an independent scholar based in Poznan, Poland. He has authored and edited many volumes on vampires, monstrosity, science fiction and media studies.
Simon Bacon is an independent scholar based in Poznan, Poland. He has authored and edited many volumes on vampires, monstrosity, science fiction and media studies.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
One. Undead Memories and Troubling Histories
Two. The Land Beyond the Forest
Three. The Trouble with Money
Four. Violent Distractions
Five. Distracting Technologies
Filmography
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
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