This volume collects some of the most significant critical responses to the works of Bram Stoker, a writer best known in our time as the author of "Dracula." But Stoker wrote other works as well, and he responded to many of the issues that concerned Victorian England and which continue to concern the present-day reader. The introduction to the volume places Stoker in the larger context of the literature of his time and discusses his variety of works. Each section that follows is devoted to one of Stoker's works. Within each section are representative samples of criticism, ranging from the...

Best known today as the author of "Dracula, " Bram Stoker also wrote several other works, including "The Jewel of Seven Stars, Lady Athlyne, " and "The Lair of the White Worm." In his exploration of supernatural subjects, such as vampirism, he is clearly a Gothic writer. The fantastic elements of his novels seem very much at odds with the world of science. Stoker, nonetheless, draws upon a large body of scientific theory and technological innovation throughout his writings. This book studies his blending of Gothic subjects with emerging discoveries in science and technology.

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In part because of the huge success of his novel "Dracula," Bram Stoker is largely responsible for moving the gothic out of medieval castles and into the center of modern life, using gothic motifs and conventions to examine social, economic, and political problems. In "Bram Stoker," Carol A. Senf offers a detailed and accessible introduction to the entirety of Stoker s oeuvre, focusing on his contributions to the modern notion of the gothic.
During his lifetime, Stoker authored seventeen books in addition to "Dracula," as well as several short stories, many of which were not...