Novel Context: Dracula

By: Bruit Media
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • Novel Context is a monthly podcast that unpacks influential books to understand the story the author was really telling, how the culture and politics of that time influenced it, and how that story still shapes us today. This season explores the novel Dracula: who Bram Stoker was, his inspirations for Count Dracula and the origins of vampires, and surprising ways this book haunts us 125 years after being published.
    Copyright 2024 Bruit Media
    Show More Show Less
Art Drama & Plays Literary History & Criticism
Show More Show Less
Episodes
  • 1. Transylvania

    1. Transylvania
    Nov 8 2022

    Welcome to Novel Context, bi-weekly podcast that unpacks influential books to understand the story the author was really telling, how the culture and politics of that time influenced it, and how that story still shapes us today.

    On this episode, we begin our season long exploration of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. We'll be walking through Jonathan Harker's haunted trip to Transylvania, and then unpack the origins of Castle Dracula, The Count's the often ignored power over dreams and reality, and we'll unmask the historical figure Dracula was really based on.
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr

What listeners say about Novel Context: Dracula

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.co.uk reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available