This innovative critical edition, edited by Dracula specialist Cristina Artenie and literary theory specialist Dragos Moraru, is the first postcolonial edition of Bram Stoker’s gothic classic. Jonathan Harker’s colonial adventure and Bram Stoker’s imperialist discourse are restored to their original context: British economic and political involvement in East-Central Europe. This edition relies both on British and Romanian sources and exposes the cultural appropriation and distortion of Romanian history and folklore. Among the many issues raised by the editors is the superimposition of the vampire onto Romanian beliefs. This edition avoids misinformation perpetuated by the previous editions of Dracula published during the last four decades.

Bram Stoker was born in Dublin, Ireland on November 8, 1847. He was educated at Trinity College. He worked as a civil servant and a journalist before becoming the personal secretary of the famous actor Henry Irving. He wrote 15 works of fiction including Dracula, The Lady of the Shroud, and The Lair of the White Worm, which was made in...

Title:Dracula: The Postcolonial Edition

Format:Paperback

Product dimensions:410 pages, 9.25 X 6.21 X 0.85 in

Shipping dimensions:410 pages, 9.25 X 6.21 X 0.85 in

Published:February 29, 2016

Publisher:Universitas Press

Language:English

Appropriate for ages:All ages

ISBN - 13:9780993995194

Dracula: The Postcolonial Edition

byBram StokerEditorCristina Artenie, Dragos Moraru

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