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In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires » (None)
Authors: Raymond T. McNally, Radu Florescu
ISBN-13: 9780395657836, ISBN-10: 0395657830
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date Published: October 1994
Edition: None
Author Biography: Raymond T. McNally
Book Synopsis
The true story behind the legend of Dracula - a biography of Prince Vlad of Transylvania, better known as Vlad the Impaler. This revised edition now includes entries from Bram Stoker's recently discovered diaries, the amazing tale of Nicolae Ceausescu's attempt to make Vlad a national hero, and an examination of recent adaptations in fiction, stage and screen.
Table of Contents
| Preface | ||
| 1 | Introducing the Dracula of Fiction, History, and Folklore | 1 |
| 2 | Bram Stoker and the Search for Castle Dracula | 7 |
| 3 | The Historical Dracula: Tyrant from Transylvania | 15 |
| 4 | Prince of Wallachia | 29 |
| 5 | Crusader Against the Turks | 43 |
| 6 | Castle Dracula | 60 |
| 7 | Dracula Horror Stories of the Fifteenth Century | 78 |
| 8 | The Historical Dracula, 1462-1476: Imprisonment and Death | 93 |
| 9 | Snagov: The Mystery of the Empty Grave | 104 |
| 10 | Vampirism: Old World Folklore | 117 |
| 11 | Bram Stoker | 133 |
| 12 | On Stage, in Fiction, and on Film | 156 |
| 13 | Conclusion | 179 |
| Maps | 187 | |
| Chronologies | 188 | |
| Genealogy | 190 | |
| App.: German Stories | 193 | |
| App.: Russian Stories | 198 | |
| App.: Romanian Stories | 208 | |
| Books by Bram Stoker | 221 | |
| Primary sources | 224 | |
| Nonfiction | 224 | |
| Works of Psychology, Anthropology, and Literature | 230 | |
| Books on Movies, Theater, and Television | 233 | |
| Fiction | 235 | |
| Filmography | 257 | |
| Travel Guide | 293 |
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