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Bezig met laden... CliffsNotes on Stoker's Draculadoor Samuel J. Umland
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Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Is een studiehandleiding voor studenten vanDracula door Bram Stoker
The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. CliffsNotes on Dracula digs into the story of a count who survives by sipping the blood from living (and unsuspecting) donors. Following the hauntingly frightful tale of vampires and victims, this study guide provides summaries and commentaries for each chapter within the nineteenth-century novel. Other features that help you figure out this important work include: * Life and background of the author. * Introduction to and synopsis of the novel. * Critical analysis of plot, setting, point of view, characters, theme, and style. Review questions and selected bibliography for further research. Classic literature or modern-day treasure -- you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.8Literature English English fiction Victorian period 1837-1900LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (2.67)
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Summaries are just fine, not too brief and not too detailed. The reason I read this is because I want to read a The Dracula Tape, it's been a while since I read Dracula but I don't really want to reread it at the moment but I also wanted to refresh my memory. It served that purpose admirably.
The critical commentaries are nothing special; they touch on a variety of critical themes (sex, religion, literature, and British class tensions), and develop none of them extensively (but then, this is a Cliffs Notes volume). The theme of xenophobia is not touched on at all.
The essay on horror films is too short to be of much critical interest, and the last half of it is basically just identifying personnel connections between the early American horror films and German expressionist film. The list of Dracula-related movies is OK as far as it goes, but the volume was published in 1983 so none since then are included. Also, it suggests that it is possible to view the 1920s movie "London After Midnight," but apparently the last known print was lost in a 1960s warehouse fire, so don't get your hopes up. (