Bram Stoker and the Gothic (eBook)

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.

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

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'My revenge is just begun! I spread it over centuries, and time is on my side,' warns Dracula. This statement is descriptive of the Gothic genre. Like the Count, the Gothic encompasses and has manifested itself in many forms. Bram Stoker and the Gothic demonstrates how Dracula marks a key moment in the transformation of the Gothic. Harking back to early Gothic's preoccupation with the supernatural, decayed aristocracy and incarceration in gloomy castles, the novel speaks to its own time, but has also transformed the genre, a revitalization that continues to sustain the Gothic today. This collection explores the formations of the Gothic, the relationship between Stoker's work and some of his Gothic predecessors, such as Poe and Wollstonecraft, presents new readings of Stoker's fiction and probes the influences of his cultural circle, before concluding by examining aspects of Gothic transformation from Daphne du Maurier to Stoker's own 'reincarnation' in fiction and biography. Bram Stoker and the Gothic testifies to Stoker's centrality to the Gothic genre. Like Dracula, Stoker's 'revenge' shows no sign of abating.