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Bram Stoker (University of Wales Press - Gothic Authors: Critical Revisions)
Carol A. Senf
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Description for Bram Stoker (University of Wales Press - Gothic Authors: Critical Revisions)
Hardcover. This study examines Stoker's contribution to the modern notion of Gothic and demonstrates that Gothic excess is Stoker's way of focusing on social, economic, and political problems. What makes this study unique is that it privileges Stoker's development of modern Gothic in Dracula but also addresses Stoker's works that are decidedly not Gothic. Series: Gothic Authors: Critical Revisions. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
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 center of modern life. The study 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. What makes ... Read more
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 center of modern life. The study 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. What makes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Condition
New
Series
Gothic Authors: Critical Revisions
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780708323854
SKU
V9780708323854
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About Carol A. Senf
Carol Senf, a professor at Georgia Tech, has written three books on Stoker as well as a number of shorter works on Stoker and other Victorian writers.
Reviews for Bram Stoker (University of Wales Press - Gothic Authors: Critical Revisions)
"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 ... Read more