The punctured throat, the coffin lid slowly opening, the unholy shriek as the stake pierces the heart—these are just a few of the chilling images Bram Stoker unleashed upon the world with his 1897 masterpiece, Dracula. Inspired by the folk legend of nosferatu, the undead, Stoker created a timeless tale of gothic horror and romance that has enthralled and terrified readers ever since. A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended generation, language, and culture to become one of the most popular novels ever written. It is a quintessential tale of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters ever born in literature: Count Dracula, a tragic, night-dwelling specter who feeds upon the blood of the living, and whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, and the beautiful. But Dracula also stands as a bleak allegorical saga of an eternally cursed being whose nocturnal atrocities reflect the dark underside of the supremely moralistic age in which it was originally written — and the corrupt desires that continue to plague the modern human condition.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
ISBN: 9781402736902
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 160
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 20/05/2008
Año de edición: 2008
Plaza de edición: London
Alto: 19.0 cm
Ancho: 14.0 cm
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Escrito por Bram Stoker
Fue un novelista y crítico teatral irlandés, universalmente por su obra gótica Drácula (1897), que durante décadas ha influido en generaciones de autores de terror. Durante su vida trabajó como administrador del famoso actor Henry Irving en el Lyceum Theatre de Londres y escribió otros relatos de terror y fantasía. Su legado permanece vivo, influyendo en novelas, cine y todo tipo de adaptaciones del mito vampírico.