Description:
This is the first postcolonial edition of Bram Stoker's gothic classic.
Brief description: Cristina Artenie is the co-editor of Dracula: The Postcolonial Edition and the comparative survey of all major critical editions--from the 1970s until today--of Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula: A Study of Editorial Practices.
Review Quotes:
"Universitas Press' publication of Dracula: The Postcolonial Edition, edited by Cristina Artenie and Dragos Moraru, is one of the most significant editions of Dracula ever produced. . . Altogether, I think anyone interested in Romania and what Stoker actually knew about it, as well as how he used his research to create fiction, will find this an extremely valuable edition. Stoker's reading and sources are continually referenced and discussed. Information is provided on everything from Romanian and Transylvanian recipes and hotels to train schedules. The notes are especially thorough and fascinating in the opening chapter of Harker's journey. . . . Overall, Dracula: The Postcolonial Edition is a long-overdue book that dispels many myths about the Romanian people and the levels of technology that existed in Eastern Europe at the time Stoker published the novel. I know I will return to it time and time again for illumination about the text."
(Tyler Tichelaar, The Gothic Wanderer)
"This edition of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula (The Postcolonial Edition) is one of the best currently available for use in the classroom. It provides an excellent context for the work in the introduction, and it includes ample footnotes which explain events within the novel, as well as in contemporary European politics, history, geography, folklore, etc. Over the past six years students in my undergraduate Vampire course have found the work extremely useful for their research and discussions."
(James Doan, Nova Southeastern University)