This comprehensive survey of the critical response to Dracula provides an overview of the trends and development of work surrounding the novel. The critics and approaches discussed range from the earliest studies to the present day, with particular emphasis on biography, psychoanalysis, postcolonialism, Irish studies and gender.

Dracula is a hugely popular and muchstudied novel at all academic levels
Expertly surveys the full range of criticism from the nineteenth century through to the present day
Explores a range of key themes and critical approaches which are frequently encountered in the classroom

Autorentext
WILLIAM HUGHES is Professor of Gothic Studies at Bath Spa University, UK.

Klappentext

This comprehensive survey of the critical response to Dracula provides an overview of the trends and development of work surrounding the novel. The critics and approaches discussed range from the earliest studies to the present day, with particular emphasis on biography, psychoanalysis, postcolonialism, Irish studies and gender.

Zusammenfassung
This comprehensive survey of the critical response to Dracula provides an overview of the trends and development of work surrounding the novel. The critics and approaches discussed range from the earliest studies to the present day, with particular emphasis on biography, psychoanalysis, postcolonialism, Irish studies and gender.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- Psychoanalysis and Psychobiography: The Troubled Unconsciousness of Dracula.- Medicine, Mind and Body: The Physiological Study of Dracula.- Invasion and Empire: The Racial and Colonial Politics of Dracula.- Landlords and Disputed Territories: Dracula and Irish Studies.- Assertive Women and Gay Men: Gender Studies and Dracula.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.