Bram Stoker and the Gothic: Formations to Transformations

by Catherine Wynne (Editor)

Overview

Bram Stoker and the Gothic takes its cue from Dracula's warning to the group of vampire hunters that his 'revenge is just begun.' The collection appraises the impact of Stoker's Gothic predecessors, provides new readings of his fictions and explores transformations of the Gothic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137465030
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/06/2016
Series:	Palgrave Gothic Series , #14698
Edition description:	1st ed. 2016
Pages:	273
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Martin Arnold, University of Hull, UK

Abby Bardi, Prince George's Community College, USA

Katharine Cockin, University of Hull, UK

Kevin Corstorphine, University of Hull, UK

Marius-Mircea Cri?an, West University of Timi?oara, Romania

Victoria Samantha Dawson, De Montfort University, UK

Luke Gibbons, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland

William Hughes, Bath Spa University, UK

Jef Murray, Independent Artist, Author & Illustrator

Bettina Tate Pedersen, Point Loma Nazarene University, USA

Carol A. Senf, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Richard Storer, Leeds Trinity University, UK

Sara Williams, University of Hull, UK

Table of Contents

Introduction: Catherine Wynne
1. On the origins of the Gothic Novel: From Old Norse to Otranto; Martin Arnold
2. Wollstonecraft's Wrongs of Woman to Stoker's Dracula: You've Come a Long Way Baby, or Have You?; Bettina Tate Pedersen
3. Stoker, Poe, and American Gothic in 'The Squaw'; Kevin Corstorphine
4. Bram Stoker and Gothic Transylvania; Marius-Mircea Cri?an
5. 'Labours of Their Own': Property, Blood, and the Szgany in Dracula; Abby Bardi
6. Invasions Real and Imagined: Stoker's Gothic Narratives; Carol A. Senf
7. 'Gay motes that people the sunbeams': Dust, Death and Degeneration in Dracula; Victoria Samantha Dawson
8. The Imprint of the Mother: Bram Stoker's 'The Squaw and The Jewel of Seven Stars; Sara Williams
9. 'Empire of the Air': Ireland, Aerial Warfare and Futurist Gothic; Luke Gibbons
10. Bram Stoker, Ellen Terry, Pamela Colman Smith and the Art of Devilry; Katharine Cockin
11. 'Beyond Hommy-Beg': Hall Caine's Place in Dracula; Richard Storer
12. The Du Mauriers and Stoker: Gothic Transformations of Whitby and Cornwall; Catherine Wynne
13. The Un-Death of the Author: The Fictional Afterlife of Bram Stoker; William Hughes
14. Gallants, Ghosts, & Gargoyles: Illustrating the Gothic Tale; Jef Murray