{"id":41275,"date":"2024-10-01T13:28:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/magazin\/bram-stoker-dracula\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:39:55","slug":"bram-stoker-dracula","status":"publish","type":"magazin-studierende","link":"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/en\/magazin\/literary-classics\/bram-stoker-dracula\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Bram Stoker&#8217;s &#8220;Dracula&#8221; in 5 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"41275\" class=\"elementor elementor-41275 elementor-36019\" data-elementor-post-type=\"magazin-studierende\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3135639 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3135639\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f5f4b1\" data-id=\"5f5f4b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f53bb51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f53bb51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f4684e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f4684e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-083a498\" data-id=\"083a498\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4858521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4858521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First things first:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The gothic novel was published in 1897 in Victorian England<\/li><li>Classic vampire traits such as pale skin, invisibility in mirrors, and an aversion to garlic and sacred symbols can be found<\/li><li>The main themes of the novel are gender, sexuality and illness<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2158797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2158797\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f504041\" data-id=\"f504041\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7238534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7238534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1897, Bram Stoker published his epistolary novel \u201cDracula\u201d and thus significantly shaped the general concept of vampires. Although it wasn\u2019t the first book about the legendary bloodsuckers, it remains the most iconic one to this day, thanks in no small part to Stoker\u2019s clever <strong>combination of fairy tales, legends and the conventions of horror literature<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The character of Count Dracula is based on the 15<sup>th<\/sup> century Wallachian count<strong> Vlad III,<\/strong> also known as <em>Vlad the Impaler<\/em> or <em>Vlad Dracula<\/em>, who was considered a particularly cruel ruler. He was given the name &#8220;Dracula&#8221; because his father Vlad II, who belonged to the Order of the Dragon, was known as <em>Vlad Dracul<\/em>. The suffix -a means &#8220;son of&#8221;, so <em>Vlad Dracula<\/em> literally means &#8220;Vlad, son of Dracul&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d6a4a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d6a4a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-096a29e\" data-id=\"096a29e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f4ddc elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"89f4ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;Es wurden keine \\u00dcberschriften auf dieser Seite gefunden.&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tFirst things first:\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__89f4ddc\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__89f4ddc\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__89f4ddc\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa41fbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa41fbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e2fdb5\" data-id=\"0e2fdb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad10aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ad10aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Summary<\/h2><p>The book begins with travel diary entries by <strong>Jonathan Harker<\/strong>, a lawyer who is on his way to Transylvania to conclude the real estate contract for an estate in England with <strong>Count Dracula<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Despite warnings from the local people, he finally arrives at Dracula\u2019s Castle. At first, the count seems like an older, very polite and well-educated man, but this image changes as soon as Jonathan realizes that he is trapped in the castle and gradually <strong>discovers his host\u2019s supernatural abilities<\/strong>.<\/p><p>One night, despite the Count&#8217;s explicit warning, he wanders through the castle and is attacked by <strong>three vampire women<\/strong>. The Count &#8220;rescues&#8221; him at the last minute, as he wants him for himself, but shortly afterwards disappears to England on the ship <strong><em>Demeter<\/em><\/strong> with 50 boxes of Transylvanian soil. Jonathan manages to escape from the castle with the last of his strength.<\/p><p>In Whitby, England, <strong>Lucy Westenra<\/strong>, the best friend of Jonathan\u2019s fianc\u00e9 <strong>Mina Murray<\/strong>, has received three marriage proposals. One from the young doctor and head of the psychiatric institution <strong>Dr. John Seward<\/strong>, one from the American <strong>Quincey Morris<\/strong> and one from the English aristocrat <strong>Arthur Holmwood<\/strong>, who she finally chooses to marry.<\/p><p>After the <em>Demeter<\/em> docks in Whitby with a missing crew and a dead captain, <strong>Lucy begins to sleepwalk<\/strong>. One night, Mina finds her in the city&#8217;s cemetery and sees a pair of glowing red eyes bending over the young woman. A few days later, Mina receives the news that Jonathan has turned up in Budapest, so she decides to travel there to take care of her fianc\u00e9.<\/p><p><strong>Lucy falls ill<\/strong> after the incident at the cemetery. She is very pale, anemic, and has two small wounds on her neck. Dr. Seward, who takes care of her, soon calls his old teacher and friend <strong>Professor Abraham van Helsing<\/strong> from Amsterdam for help. As soon as he arrives in Whitby and examines Lucy, he orders that <strong>fresh garlic flowers<\/strong> be placed in her room every night to protect her. This remedy helps until Lucy\u2019s mother throws the flowers out of the window one night, unaware of their effect. Lucy is immediately attacked by Dracula again and loses so much blood that a <strong>blood transfusion<\/strong> is necessary. This happens several times until on the last night of her life, <strong>Dracula<\/strong> breaks through the window in wolf form. In the process, he scares her weak-hearted mother to death and sucks the last drop of blood out of the weakened Lucy.<\/p><p>Lucy wakes up as a vampire after her death and starts attacking children. Various newspaper articles appear that refer to her as the <strong>\u201cbloofer lady\u201d<\/strong> (= beautiful lady, according to the children). Van Helsing convinces Dr. Seward, Arthur Holmwood and Quincey Morris that Lucy has awakened as an undead and must be killed, so the four of them make their way to her tomb and perform a <strong>vampire killing ritual<\/strong>.\u00a0This consists of driving a stake through the heart of the monster while it is sleeping, cutting off its head and stuffing its mouth with garlic. After this is done, the men swear to destroy Dracula.<\/p><p>After Mina and Jonathan, now married, return to England, they join the hunt for Dracula. Together with Van Helsing, Mina collects diary entries and letters to learn as much as possible about the vampire. However, he is onto the team and communicates with his loyal servant <strong>Renfield<\/strong>, who is housed in the psychiatric institution where the others are also sleeping. He grants Dracula entry the asylum and he attacks Mina over the course of several nights. Mina\u2019s fate of becoming a vampire after her death seems to be sealed. The only way to prevent this is to destroy Dracula. To do this, the boxes of Transylvanian soil that Dracula needs to regenerate his power must first be rendered useless with sacred wafers. After this is done, Dracula is forced to flee back to his homeland.<\/p><p>The team travels to <strong>Transylvania<\/strong>, and once there, Mina and Van Helsing head to Dracula&#8217;s castle before he arrives to kill the three vampire women.<br \/>Jonathan, Arthur, Quincey and John follow Dracula on his journey. On the last stretch to the castle, they manage to overpower Dracula\u2019s wagon. They kill the vampire by cutting off his head and piercing his heart with a knife, causing it to crumble into dust. Unfortunately, <strong>Quincey is fatally injured and dies<\/strong>, but this is the end of Count Dracula&#8217;s haunting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a057a36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a057a36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-351c495\" data-id=\"351c495\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f927750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-13182 elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f927750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!--Banner Tag \/\/ Website: GRIN.COM \/\/ Adslot: gri_outstream (6695068) -->\r\n<div id='npm_6695068'><\/div>\r\n<script>ADNPM.cmd.push(function(){ADNPM.loadAd(6695068)});<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a417ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a417ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35c7c3d\" data-id=\"35c7c3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c30fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c30fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The most important characters<\/h2><p><em>Count Dracula<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Century-old vampire and Transylvanian nobleman<\/li><li>Invisible in mirrors<\/li><li><strong>Abilities<\/strong>: superhumanly strong, can morph into bat, wolf, dog and fog<\/li><li><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong>: garlic, religious symbols, can only enter houses by invitation<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Professor Abraham van Helsing<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Physician, philosopher and metaphysician<\/li><li>Knows a lot not only about modern medicine, but also about superstitions and folk remedies<\/li><li>Main antagonist of Dracula<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Dr. John Seward<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Young doctor<\/li><li>Head of the psychiatric institution<\/li><\/ul><p>-&gt; <strong>Renfield<\/strong>: Patient, his goal is to consume as many living beings as possible, Dracula&#8217;s servant<\/p><ul><li>Former student of Van Helsing<\/li><li>Works with Van Helsing against Dracula from the beginning<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Jonathan Harker<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Lawyer<\/li><li>Visits Count Dracula on behalf of his company<\/li><li>First victim of the vampire<\/li><li>Fighter against Dracula<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Mina Murray<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Jonathan&#8217;s fianc\u00e9e, later wife<\/li><li>Lucy&#8217;s best friend<\/li><li>Heroine of the book: embodies purity, innocence and Christian faith<\/li><li>One of the main players in the fight against Dracula<\/li><\/ul><p><em>Lucy Westenra<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Pretty, lively young woman<\/li><li>Is turned into a vampire<\/li><li>Is rescued by Van Helsing and the others after her &#8220;death&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8508689 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8508689\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df26c18\" data-id=\"df26c18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667f300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667f300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Main themes and possible interpretations<\/h2><h3>Gender and sexuality<\/h3><ul><li>Seduction and desire (bite, beautiful vampire women)<\/li><li>Dracula is equally interested in Jonathan as well as Mina and Lucy<\/li><li>Corruption of &#8220;English femininity&#8221;<\/li><li>Mina and Lucy as &#8220;New Women&#8221;: Mina as a Victorian woman and heroine, Lucy as a fallen and corrupted woman<\/li><li>Fight against Dracula as a fight for control over women&#8217;s bodies<\/li><\/ul><h3>Illness<\/h3><ul><li>Paranoia about diseases in Victorian England<\/li><li>Vampirism similar to a sexually transmitted disease<\/li><li>Illness is brought to England by strangers -&gt; &#8220;invasion literature&#8221;<\/li><li>Mentally ill person (Renfield) as an obsessed helper of evil<\/li><\/ul><p>Further interpretations can also be found summarised in this anthology: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/document\/1700784\">Interpretation of Bram Stoker&#8217;s &#8220;Dracula&#8221;<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Special recommendation:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/draculadaily.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dracula Daily <\/a>is a newsletter that allows you to read <em>Dracula<\/em> &#8220;as it happens&#8221;.<br \/>You get an e-mail on the days when there are diary entries and letters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c86a54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c86a54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a774d43\" data-id=\"a774d43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e148bc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-grin-publications-recommendation-widget\" data-id=\"e148bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"grin-publications-recommendation-widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box publications-recommendation\">\r\n    <div class=\"contentarea\">\r\n        <p class=\"h2-like\">Our <em>recommendations<\/em>:<\/p>\r\n        <div class=\"slider-container\" data-itemsperslide=\"3\" data-itemsperslidemobile=\"1\">\r\n            <div class=\"slide-item\">\r\n<div class=\"tabcontent-column\">\r\n<div class=\"tabcontent-column-content-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/document\/1319213\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.openpublishing.com\/images\/cover\/brand\/e-book\/1\/1319213_normal.jpg\" alt=\"Volksaberglaube in Bram Stokers \" Inspirationen  den Vampirroman in Legenden und title=\"\"><\/a>Volksaberglaube in Bram Stokers \"Dracula\". 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Inspirationen aus dem Volksaberglauben und der Wandel des Vampirismus im Laufe der Zeit\r\n\r\n<strong>18.99 \u20ac<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"slide-item\">\r\n<div class=\"tabcontent-column\">\r\n<div class=\"tabcontent-column-content-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/document\/1453580\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.openpublishing.com\/images\/cover\/brand\/e-book\/1\/1453580_normal.jpg\" alt=\"Die Erotisierung der Vampirfigur zum Vamp und ihre mediale Pr\u00e4senz um 1900\" title=\"\"><\/a>Die Erotisierung der Vampirfigur zum Vamp und ihre mediale Pr\u00e4senz um 1900\r\n\r\n<strong>13.99 \u20ac<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"slide-item\">\r\n<div class=\"tabcontent-column\">\r\n<div class=\"tabcontent-column-content-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/document\/1700784\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.openpublishing.com\/images\/cover\/brand\/e-book\/1\/1700784_normal.jpg\" alt=\"Interpretation of Bram Stoker&#039;s \" title=\"\"><\/a>Interpretation of Bram Stoker's \"Dracula\"\r\n\r\n<strong>18.99 \u20ac<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"control\">\r\n            <a href=\" \">\r\n                \r\n            <\/a>\r\n        <div class=\"tabnav\">\r\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"nav nav-previous\">Vorheriges<\/a>\r\n            <a href=\"#\" class=\"nav nav-next\">N\u00e4chstes<\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c40c2f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c40c2f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd18de2\" data-id=\"dd18de2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32ee34a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32ee34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5a52d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5a52d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0f6180\" data-id=\"f0f6180\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d0c89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"07d0c89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8191\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8191\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">When does \"Dracula\" by Bram Stoker take place?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8191\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8191\"><p>The figure of Count Dracula is based on the Wallachian prince Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula from the 15th century, who was considered a particularly cruel ruler.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8192\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8192\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Where did Bram Stoker write \"Dracula\"?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8192\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8192\"><p>The novel was published in <strong>1897<\/strong> in Victorian England.<br \/>\nBram Stoker significantly shaped the general idea of vampires with his epistolary novel &#8220;Dracula&#8221;.<br \/>\nAlthough it was not the first book about the legendary bloodsuckers, it remains the most iconic to this day.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-8193\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8193\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How does \"Dracula\" by Bram Stoker end?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8193\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8193\"><p>In Transylvania, the team travels to Dracula&#8217;s Castle.<br \/>\nThey overpower Dracula&#8217;s transporter, follow him, and <strong>finally kill Dracula by decapitation and stabbing him<\/strong> in the heart.<br \/>\nQuincey dies in the process, but ends the haunting of Count Dracula.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"When does \\\"Dracula\\\" by Bram Stoker take place?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>The figure of Count Dracula is based on the Wallachian prince Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula from the 15th century, who was considered a particularly cruel 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<\\\/p>\\n\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d509bab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d509bab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0312e3\" data-id=\"a0312e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf23f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf23f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Stoker, Bram. 1897. <em>Dracula<\/em>. The Penguin English Library.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/document\/1319213\">Popular superstition in Bram Stoker&#8217;s &#8220;Dracula&#8221;. <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grin.com\/document\/458182\">Female Characters in Bram Stoker&#8217;s &#8220;Dracula&#8221; | GRIN<\/a><\/li><li>Wikipedia article: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dracula\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia: Dracula<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56979e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56979e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aa5c8a\" data-id=\"3aa5c8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b3828 elementor-button-align-center elementor-mobile-button-align-stretch registr_form_grin elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-34452 elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"51b3828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;N\\u00e4chster&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Voriger&quot;,&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" id=\"newsletter_subscription\" name=\"Formular\" aria-label=\"Formular\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"41275\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"51b3828\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst name\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"My first name\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_ac13577 elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_ac13577\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSurname\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[field_ac13577]\" id=\"form-field-field_ac13577\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"My surname\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"mymail@example.com\" required=\"required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-100 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" type=\"submit\" id=\"subscription\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign up now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bram Stoker&#8217;s &#8220;Dracula&#8221; is one of the most famous pieces of horror literature and still influences our image of vampires today. 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