It has so much depth to it, and I found myself admiring Mina, a main character, for her courage and faith throughout the novel.
Although sprinkled with several graphic horror scenes, this book was not written as some attempt solely to scare people in some shallow way. To me this book was more about philosophical meanings of life and death, and the meaning of true friendship, loyalty, and love. Tiffany from United States This book is a true literary work, with stunning use of language to portray the fascinating romanticism of this gothic horror novel. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, the novel's influence on the popularity of vampires has been singularly responsible for many theatrical and film interpretations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.ġ0/10 Bram Stoker created a masterpiece of the horror genre. Literary critics have examined many themes in the novel, such as the role of women in Victorian culture, conventional and conservative sexuality, immigration, colonialism, postcolonialism and folklore.
Structurally it is an epistolary novel, that is, told as a series of diary entries and letters. In the ensuing battle of wits between the sinister Count Dracula and a determined group of adversaries, Bram Stoker created a masterpiece of the horror genre.ĭracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. Soon afterwards, a number of disturbing incidents unfold in England: an unmanned ship is wrecked at Whitby strange puncture marks appear on a young woman's neck and the inmate of a lunatic asylum raves about the imminent arrival of his 'Master'. When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula with the purchase of a London house, he makes horrifying discoveries about his client and his castle.
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