Dracula illustrato [Italian]

By: Fuochista, Bram

Dracula ? il romanzo horror pi? popolare e acclamato di Bram Stoker. Ha introdotto il famoso vampiro, che a sua volta ha cambiato per sempre il mondo letterario e culturale. In seguito ai tentativi del Conte di stabilirsi in Inghilterra, dove si aspetta di trovare sangue fresco e nuovi seguaci, il romanzo presenta la battaglia tra le forze del bene, guidate dal professor Van Helsing, e quelle del male, guidate dal demonio non morto. ? un romanzo oscuro e inquietante che esplora i temi della vita contro la morte e tra la luce e l'oscurit?. ? una lettura classica e terrificante. Il romanzo di Bram Stoker ? stato adattato pi? volte per il teatro e per lo schermo, l'adattamento pi? famoso ? il film del 1992 di Francis Ford Coppola, che ha vinto tre Oscar e interpretato da Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins e Keanu Reeves. . Bram Stoker (1847-1912) ? stato uno scrittore irlandese, noto soprattutto per il suo horror gotico "Dracula", il cui personaggio omonimo ? diventato uno dei vampiri pi? popolari nella cultura popolare. L'interesse di Stoker per il teatro lo fece entrare nella cerchia ristretta dell'alta societ? londinese, dove incontr? e divenne un conoscente stretto di Sir Arthur Conan Doyle e Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. Tra gli altri suoi romanzi ci sono "Il mistero del mare" e "Il gioiello delle sette stelle", oltre a tre raccolte di racconti e vari pezzi e articoli di saggistica.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Italian
• ISBN: B09HZMW4N2
• ISBN13: 9798493589188
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 626 Pages
• Weight: 1.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

"For the dead travel fast."

Surprisingly, "Denn die Toten reiten schnell" or "For the dead travel fast" is more than an opening line to this tale of love in the dangerous moonlight. After watching several Dracula movies and a few Nosferatu movies, I pretty much thought I had a handle on the genre. Little did I know what a wonderful world of mystery and suspense Bram Stoker opened up for me. The story is told mostly by a third party through the papers, diaries, and phonograph recordings (on wax cylinders) of those people involved in a tale so bizarre that it almost defies belief. The general storyline is that of a Count who plans to move to a more urban setting (from Borgo Pass to London) where there is a richer diet. There he finds succulent women; something he can sink his teeth into. Unfortunately for him, a gang of ruffians (including a real estate agent, an asylum director, a Texas cowboy, and an Old Dutch abnormal psychologist) is out to detour his nocturnal munching. They think they have Drac on the run, but with a wing and a prayer, he is always one step ahead. Of more value to the reader is the rich prose chosen by Stoker as he describes the morals and technology of the time. We have to come to grips with or decide if we can perform the rituals that are required to eliminate vampires versus the impropriety of opening graves and staking loved ones. The vamp powers in the book differ from the movie versions in that they are more persuasive and capable of manipulating the local weather. At one point, the Dutch Dr. van Helsing is so overwhelmed by a beautiful vampire lying in the grave that he almost forgets why he is there and may become “vamp chow.” All in all, the story is more about the cunning chase. The question is whether they will succeed in dispatching Dracula, or will Dracula triumph? Remember, "For the dead travel fast."