The Theology of Dracula
| Author | : Noël Montague-Étienne Rarignac |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2012-01-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780786487097 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0786487097 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (097 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Theology of Dracula written by Noël Montague-Étienne Rarignac and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-01-23 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few books have so seized the public imagination as Bram Stoker's Dracula, even more popular now than when it was first published in 1897. This critical work represents a rereading of the horror classic as a Christian text, one that alchemizes Platonism, Gnosticism, Mariology and Christian resurrection in a tale that explores the grotesque. Of particular interest is the way in which the Dracula narrative emerges from earlier vampire tales, which juxtapose Apollonian and Dionysian impulses. A strong addition to vampire and horror scholarship.
