Bram Stoker : a literary life / Lisa Hopkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, Lisa, 1962-

Series:

Literary lives (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))

Literary lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912.

Stoker, Bram.

Novelists, English--19th century--Biography.

Novelists, English.

Theatrical managers--Great Britain--Biography.

Theatrical managers.

Great Britain.

Dracula, Count (Fictitious character).

Dracula.

Horror tales--Authorship.

Horror tales.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 173 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

Bram Stoker is usually remembered only as the author of Dracula, but he also wrote seventeen other books and enjoyed a high public profile as the manager of Sir Henry Irving's Lyceum Theatre. This book charts the major events of Stoker's life, from his childhood in Dublin to his successful Lyceum days, looking particularly at the impact on his writing of his fondness for travel, his deep knowledge of the theatre, and his interest in esoteric knowledge. The book maps them onto the contours of his literary career, offering sustained critical evaluation both of Dracula and also of Stoker's lesser-known works, such as The Lair of the White Worm, The Mystery of the Sea and The Lady of the Shroud. Each of these proves to yield much of interest when reinserted into its original cultural contexts and each, too, offers further insight into the contexts and resonances of Dracula.

Contents:

Editions Cited x

Introduction: Stoker's Book 1

1 Early Life in Stoker's Fiction 23

2 At the Theatre 47

3 London with its Teeming Millions 69

4 On Holiday 91

5 The Cave 121.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169) and index.

ISBN:

1403946477

9781403946478

OCLC:

70335483

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