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Dracula and the Eastern Question
M. Gibson
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Description for Dracula and the Eastern Question
Paperback. A work which examines the exact historical context of the East European, "Dracula and the Eastern Question" seeks to examine literature in the light of their contemporary politics. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This book sets the writings of Merimee, Le Fanu, Stoker and Verne in the context in which they were written - namely the response to Balkan, Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian politics. Gibson analyzes their works to reveal that the vampire acts as an allegory of the Near East through which constitutes a challenge to the 'orientalism' argument of today.
This book sets the writings of Merimee, Le Fanu, Stoker and Verne in the context in which they were written - namely the response to Balkan, Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian politics. Gibson analyzes their works to reveal that the vampire acts as an allegory of the Near East through which constitutes a challenge to the 'orientalism' argument of today.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
231
Condition
New
Number of Pages
231
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349544417
SKU
V9781349544417
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About M. Gibson
MATTHEW GIBSON worked for several years in Poland and Bulgaria, where he lectured in English and Irish Literature at various universities. He is a well known Yeats scholar, being the author of Yeats, Coleridge and The Romantic Sage (Palgrave Macmillan, 2000), but his interest in the Balkans has led him to investigate the vampire novels which form the object of ... Read more
Reviews for Dracula and the Eastern Question
'[Gibson] successfully engages the growing scholarship on vampire literature and postcolonial theory... this is an innovative, important approach to vampire narratives and to Stoker's work. Highly recommended.' - R. D. Morrison, Choice 'Gibson's beautifully researched and historically grounded text adds another complex voice to the discourse about gothic literature in general and vampire narratives in particular.' - ... Read more