Dracula Prince Of Many Faces

Author : Raymond T. McNally
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
ISBN 13 : 0316092266
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dracula, Prince of Many Faces written by Raymond T. McNally and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2009-11-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dracula, Prince of Many Faces reveals the extraordinary life and times of the infamous Vlad Dracula of Romania (1431 - 1476), nicknamed the Impaler. Dreaded by his enemies, emulated by later rulers like Ivan the Terrible, honored by his countrymen even today, Vlad Dracula was surely one of the most intriguing figures to have stalked the corridors of European and Asian capitals in the fifteenth century.

Author : Radu R. Florescu
Publisher : Paw Prints
ISBN 13 : 9781439514252
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dracula written by Radu R. Florescu and published by Paw Prints. This book was released on 2008-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reexamines the life of Vlad "the Impaler" Dracula, the fifteenth-century Romanian prince who served as a model for Bram Stoker's infamous vampire, in terms of the violent times in which he lived.

Author : Raymond T. McNally
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395657836
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Search of Dracula written by Raymond T. McNally and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1994 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newly revised edition of the classic account of Vlad the Impaler--just in time for Halloween--now includes entries from Bram Stoker's recently discovered diaries, the amazing tale of Nicolae Ceausescu's attempt to make Vlad a national hero, and an examination of recent adaptations in fiction, stage and screen. 70 b&w illustrations.

Author : Erik Butler
Publisher : Camden House
ISBN 13 : 1571134328
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metamorphoses of the Vampire in Literature and Film written by Erik Butler and published by Camden House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the last three hundred years, fictions of the vampire have fed off anxieties about cultural continuity. Though commonly represented as a parasitic aggressor from without, the vampire is in fact a native of Europe, and its "metamorphoses," to quote Baudelaire, a distorted image of social transformation. Because the vampire grows strong whenever and wherever traditions weaken, its representations have multiplied with every political, economic, and technological revolution from the eighteenth century on. Today, in the age of globalization, vampire fictions are more virulent than ever, and the monster enjoys hunting grounds as vast as the international market. Metamorphoses of the Vampire explains why representations of vampirism began in the eighteenth century, flourished in the nineteenth, and came to eclipse nearly all other forms of monstrosity in the early twentieth century. Many of the works by French and German authors discussed here have never been presented to students and scholars in the English-speaking world. While there are many excellent studies that examine Victorian vampires, the undead in cinema, contemporary vampire fictions, and the vampire in folklore, until now no work has attempted to account for the unifying logic that underlies the vampire's many and often apparently contradictory forms. Erik Butler holds a PhD from Yale University and has taught at Emory University and Swarthmore College. His publications include The Bellum Gramaticale and the Rise of European Literature (2010) and a translation with commentary of Regrowth (Vidervuks) by the Soviet Jewish author Der Nister (2011).

Author : M.J. Trow
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 147210773X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of Vampires written by M.J. Trow and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical journey in pursuit of the history, legend and lore of vampires. Where do they come from? Why do they have so much appeal today? As Twilight hits the book charts and billboards, and True Blood is on TV there are vampires in downtown clubs and never has it been more fashionable to be pale. M J Trow looks at the story of vampires and charts its origins a long way from the shopping mall in the story of the warrior prince, Vlad of Wallachia.

Author : Konstantinos
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9781567183801
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vampires written by Konstantinos and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales of mysterious blood drinkers & life-stealing phantoms have fascinated & terrified people from all over the world for centuries. What is the truth behind the legends of the undead? For the first time ever, here is convincing evidence that vampires really exist- & that the actual truth about vampires is stranger than anything you may have read, heard or dreamed about! Vampires: The Occult Truth contains first-hand accounts of encounters with vampires & vampirism of all types-the ancient undead of folklore, contemporary mortal blood drinkers who believe themselves to be vampires, & the most dangerous of all: psychic vampires who intentionally drain the life force from their victims. Vampires is the first book to consider vampires from an occultists point of view, & to present solid esoteric theories to explain their existence. Youll read case histories of real modern & historical contacts with vampires & victims of vampirism-including those personally encountered by the author himself- & youll learn a simple yet powerful technique that will protect you from attacks by psych.

Author : James Waterson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750969164
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dracula's Wars written by James Waterson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real Dracula was far from Bram Stoker's well-mannered aristocrat. Better known as Vlad the Impaler, he was named for his favoured execution method: running a spear through his victim's lower body, then standing them upright so it skewered their vital organs. In a world ruled by petty tyrants and constantly at war, the young Dracula was held hostage by the Turks while his father was assassinated and his brother was buried alive. Finally released, Dracula conducted an almighty purge, surrounding his palace with noblemen impaled on stakes. Then he turned his attention to military campaigns against the Turks and Bulgars to consolidate his power. Yet to Romanians and the Pope he was a hero and liberator, fighting to protect his kingdom and countrymen from invasion in a complex and treacherous time. And, as an initiate in the Order of the Dragon, Dracula also played a vital (if not entirely noble) part in the fight against the Ottoman war machine. In this full account of Vlad Dracula, James Waterson details the good and the bad of this warlord prince, offering a fascinating insight into the violent end of the Middle Ages.

Author : Matei Cazacu
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004349219
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dracula written by Matei Cazacu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cazacu’s Dracula offers the most authoritative scholarly biography of Vlad III the Impaler (d. 1476), including how his imagery evolved from contemporary to modern times.

Author : Gerhild Scholz Williams
Publisher : Rodopi
ISBN 13 : 9042026146
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Consuming News written by Gerhild Scholz Williams and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gavin Baddeley
Publisher : Canelo
ISBN 13 : 1800329903
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prince Dracula written by Gavin Baddeley and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2022-09-22 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A war hero, a mass murderer and a Gothic legend the world has never forgotten Vlad the Impaler is one of history’s most compelling and brutal characters, with a bizarre afterlife as a cult horror sensation. A hero to his countrymen, Vlad Dracula is a byword for dread. Not just for generations of Western fans of Gothic fiction and film, but also for an appalled and fascinated 15th-century readership, for whom contemporary accounts of Dracula’s atrocities became the world’s first horror bestsellers. Combining historical research and dramatic reconstruction with contemporary reference, here is Vlad the Impaler’s dramatic career, from pampered captive of the Ottoman Sultans to exterminating angel of Christian vengeance. But in reality, was he the embodiment of unbridled cruelty or model ruler of an embattled realm? Prince Dracula also examines the role of psychological warfare and black propaganda in international politics, from the medieval torture chamber to the headlines of the modern age, and shows Vlad as an unwitting pioneer of the modern world. Plying a grisly course through medieval bloodbaths and contemporary horrors, Gavin Baddeley and Paul Woods leave no tombstone unturned in this extraordinary history.