Dracula
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Dracula
49.99 €
No book in European literature of recent centuries can even come close in popularity to Bram (Abraham) Stoker's (1847-1912) novel Dracula (1897), whose protagonist went far beyond not only the novel itself, but also literature as a whole, and became one of the symbols of the past century and, even more broadly, of modernity. On the basis of European legends and legends, occultism and esotericism of the Victorian era Stoker, the continuator of the "gothic" line of M. Shelley and S. Le Fanu, R.-L. Stevenson and O. Wilde, managed to create his own extraordinarily beautiful neo-gothic world, stretching from the Middle Ages to the present day, from mysterious Transylvania to cozy London. And most importantly, to offer mankind a new mythical hero. A hero for all time. Strange as it may seem, with countless reprints, this novel has not yet been properly published in Russian. Its translation has been checked against the latest critical editions, omissions have been restored, the peculiarities of the author's speech have been more carefully conveyed, and errors have been corrected. The "Supplements" section of the present edition is very representative. First of all, it is Stoker's story "Dracula's Guest" - either a chapter that was not included in the novel, or an independent work, which enjoyed in its time no less popularity. To get a relief picture of how "Dracula" was received by contemporaries, a selection of their numerous responses will help. The main part of the section is a vast corpus of historical texts: a poem by Austrian Meistersinger of the end of the XV century Michael Beheim "Dracul the Voyeur" (translated by V.B. Mikushevich), fragments of "Notes on Venerable Acts" by Pope Pius II, the chronicle "About one evil tyrant, nicknamed Dracula the Voyeur" by Bartholomew Gothan, fragments of "Slavian-Serbian Chronicles" by J. Brankovic, etc., and others. The reader will be able to get acquainted with the prototype of Dracula - the "wickedly crafty" voivod Vlad Tepes, who overshadowed the villainous deeds of Nero, Diocletian and Herod. His terrifying intrigues are described in detail by contemporaries, including those who knew the hard-hearted governor personally. Of great value is an in-depth article by leading Russian researchers, M.P. Odessky and T.A. Mikhailova, covering all aspects of Stoker's life and work, the root system that gave birth to his cult character. Recommended to the widest range of readers.
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