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Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912.

Dracula / Bram Stoker ; edited with an introduction and notes by Roger Luckhurst.

[New ed.].

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

xlii, 391 pages ; 20 cm.

The volume includes an introduction by Roger Luckhurst that considers the Gothic genre and vampire legend, discusses the vampire tale as sexual allegory, and outlines the social and cultural contexts that feed into the novel, including the New Woman, new technology, race, immigration, and religion. In addition, Luckhurst provides comprehensive explanatory notes that flesh out vampire mythology and historical allusions, plus an appendix featuring Stoker's short story, "Dracula's Guest," an early draft or abandoned chapter that was not published as part of the novel. --from publisher description.

Includes bibliographical references.

Oxford world's classics

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Vampires -- Fiction.

Dracula, Count (Fictitious character)

Vampires.

Transylvania (Romania) -- Fiction.

Whitby (England) -- Fiction.

England -- Whitby.

Romania -- Transylvania.

Fiction.

Horror fiction.

Gothic fiction.

Horror fiction.

Luckhurst, Roger.

Timeline of vampire literature before Dracula -- A chronology of Bram Stoker -- Dracula -- Appendix. "Dracula's guest" (1914).

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