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The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dracula by Dawidziak, Mark
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- Publication Name
- Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Dracula
- Item Length
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- Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
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- Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companions Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2008
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- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
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- 6in
- Item Weight
- 9.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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This Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to the world's most famous vampire looks at all aspects of the Dracula phenomenon in often unexpected ways in true Bedside tradition including entries on the psychological and sociological implications of the book and the stage plays; the movies; television versions; actors, and, of course, the historical Dracula, Vlad the Impaler. >
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Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-10
0826417949
ISBN-13
9780826417947
eBay Product ID (ePID)
64083363
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companion to Dracula
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Series
Bedside, Bathtub and Armchair Companions Ser.
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
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Pr6037.T617
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"Corny pun ahead: If you're at all into vampire lit, you'll wanna sink your teeth into it . . . It helps when an author like Dawidziak harbors enormous enthusiasm for the subject, because it's infectious." - bookgasm.com, "So many books have been written about Dracula - analytical academic tomes, pithy trivia lists, coffee table beauties - that my shelves groan under their weight. So why would anyone need yet another one detailing Bram Stoker's life, novel, all the stage, film and television adaptations, the legacy of the Count from Aurora models to cereal boxes? In the case of Mark Dawidziak's latest, it's so you don't have to read all the rest." -Lisa Ladouceur, Rue Morgue, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "Books about Dracula are countless, but a new paperback TheBedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dracula rises from the stack." - ClevelandPlain Dealer, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 & /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-phan∨ font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:¿ mso-fareast-language:¿ mso-bidi-language:¿}"Written in a clear, mostly engaging style, Versaci's workshould serve as a cogent and welcoming introduction of comics to manyacademics, as well as the curious reader." Skyscraper magazine, "So you think you know all there is to know about Bram Stoker's Dracula? Mark Dawidziak knows more . . . If you can't get your fill on Dracula after reading this book you're already undead." - Zacherley.com, "This Companion to Dracula is very informative, entertaining and well written, providing a survey - from one individual's perspective - of the Dracula phenomenon, from the book itself and its enigmatic author to films, cartoons and merchandise...I highly recommend this book for anyone with a general interest in the subject who wants to know more." --Elizabeth Miller, author of Reflections on Dracula, Dracula: The Shade and the Shadow, Dracula: Sense & Nonsense, Dracula, a volume on Dracula for the Dictionary of Literary Biography and, most recently, A Dracula Handbook., "So many books have been written about Dracula -- analytical academic tomes, pithy trivia lists, coffee table beauties -- that my shelves groan under their weight. So why would anyone need yet another one detailing Bram Stoker's life, novel, all the stage, film and television adaptations, the legacy of the Count from Aurora models to cereal boxes? In the case of Mark Dawidziak's latest, it's so you don't have to read all the rest." -Lisa Ladouceur, Rue Morgue, "So you think you know all there is to know about Bram Stoker's Dracula ? Mark Dawidziak knows more . . . If you can't get your fill on Dracula after reading this book you're already undead." - Zacherley.com, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 "The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dracula isjam-packed with historical facts, literary references and vampire trivia.Renowned for his expertise on horror film, literature and television, authorMark Dawidziak engages the reader with numerous entertaining anecdotes andlittle-known facts regarding Dracula's creation and lasting influence.Recommended for horror aficionados and fans of classic literature." -RussellWilliams, Dark Realms Magazine, "This Companion to Dracula is very informative, entertaining and well written, providing a survey - from one individual's perspective - of the Dracula phenomenon, from the book itself and its enigmatic author to films, cartoons and merchandise...I highly recommend this book for anyone with a general interest in the subject who wants to know more." Elizabeth Miller, author of Reflections on Dracula, Dracula: The Shade and the Shadow, Dracula: Sense && Nonsense, Dracula, a volume on Dracula for the Dictionary of Literary Biography and, most recently, A Dracula Handbook.
Table of Content
Introduction: Dracula Among Us Bram Stoker: The Man Behind the Vampire Dracula Rises: the 1897 publication The Pre-History, Vampire Style: Myths and Legends Around the World The Pre-History, Vampire Lit 101: (Polidori, Varney, Carmilla) The Pre-History, Horror Ancestry: (Shelley, Poe, Stevenson, Le Fanu) The Victorian Era: Influence on Stoker & his book The Novel: Chapter by Chapter breakdown The Characters: Harker, Mina, Van Helsing, Seward, Arthur, Lucy, Quincey Morris, Renfield, Dracula, etc. Dracula in the Book: Hell of an entrance, then. Dracula's Powers Dracula's Weaknesses 10 Ways to Destroy a Vampire The Thrill of the Hunt: Dracula as an adventure book Map of 1897 London, showing locations of boxes Metaphors and Monsters: What does Dracula represent: Then and Now? Psychological Underpinnings: The musings of Leonard Wolf The Blood is the Life: Examining the book's "fluid" nature Drop-Dead Sexy: Sex and Seduction in the story Lugosi: Bela takes the role from Broadway to Hollywood to Immortality The Major Films: Nosferatu (1922): Max Schreck in the first Dracula film; Dracula (1931); etc. Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) Lugosi returns Dracula Crest Ring, Chaney to Carradine to Lugosi to Lee Dracula in the 1950s: Francis Ledererer and signs of the times in The Return of Dracula (1958) Radio-Free Dracula: Radio adaptations Counting Up the Post-Modern Draculas Dracula On the Record: Albums including Famous Monsters Speak! Landau as Lugosi in Ed Wood Wes Craven's Dracula The Dracula Crossword Puzzle (using names from the books and actors associated with the role) From the Count on Sesame Street to Count Chocula on cereal boxes. The Dracula Industry
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Horror & Supernatural, Film / General, Popular Culture, General, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Lccn
2008-019145
Dewey Decimal
823.8
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Social Science, Performing Arts
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