Peirse, AL (2017) Dracula on Film, 1931 - 1959. In: Lockhurst, R, (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to ‘Dracula'. Cambridge Companions to Literature . Cambridge University Press ISBN 9781107153172
Abstract
In her incisive analysis of Dracula (1897, Bram Stoker), Jennifer Wicke argues that the novel 'incessantly displays' and is 'obsessed' with 'technological and cultural modalities' of the period - the telegraph, the phonic records, the Kodak camera, the mass media. So what happens when the entire story becomes enfolded within a technological form? This chapter explores Dracula (1931, Tod Browning, USA), Son of Dracula (1943, Robert Siodmak, USA) and Dracula (1958, Terence Fisher, UK) in order to examine how the silver screen represents the vampire Count and how his character changes with each cinematic resurrection. How is visual storytelling employed to tell a story that has already been explore as a novel, at least two European silent films, and three stage plays?
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This material has been published in The Cambridge Companion to 'Dracula' edited by Roger Luckhurst. This version is free to view and download for personal use only. Not for re-distribution, re-sale or use in derivative works. © 2018, Cambridge University Press. |
Keywords: | Fiction |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2018 12:44 |
Last Modified: | 17 May 2018 00:39 |
Published Version: | http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/lite... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Series Name: | Cambridge Companions to Literature |
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