Dracula as Absolute Other
Author | : Simon Bacon |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2019-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781476637129 |
ISBN-13 | : 1476637121 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dracula as Absolute Other written by Simon Bacon and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.