{"product_id":"dracula-the-connoisseurs-guide-9780553069075","title":"Dracula: The Connoisseur's Guide","description":"In the 100 years since its publication, Bram Stoker's \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e has never been out of print. Once introduced to the world by the silent film classic \u003ci\u003eNosferatu\u003c\/i\u003e in 1921, Dracula became an enduring icon of fear, forever immortalized as a frightful embodiment of evil and forbidden sexuality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, in this fascinating and entertaining account, Wolf examines the various interpretations of the immortal vampire in print, film, television, theater, and literature, including an extensive outline of Bram Stoker's life and his literary masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e. Wolf explains how the story of a sexually sadistic undead creature\/man who feeds on blood worked its way into mainstream society and how it is now used as a ubiquitous marketing tool for products from hair tonic to children's breakfast cereal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sourcebook includes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* An exploration and the history of vampire myths, including the tale of Vlad the Impaler\u003cbr\u003e* An overview of vampire films from the silent classic \u003ci\u003eNosferatu\u003c\/i\u003e to Francis Ford Coppola's \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* A discussion of vampire bats and the lore of blood\u003cbr\u003e* A complete bibliography, filmography with movie stills, telefilmography, and a theater chronology\u003cbr\u003e* Maps of Transylvania, London, and Whitby\u003cbr\u003e* A calendar to coincide with the \"real time\" actions of Bram Stoker's Dracula, complete with sunrise and sunset times as well as the all-important phases of the moon\u003cbr\u003e* And much more...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadway Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780553069075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.11h x 6.11w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/1997 pg. 201\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1997 pg. 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1998 pg. 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/18\/1997\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leonard Wolf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38350189428917,"sku":"9780553069075","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5fb82d0c-c1e3-440a-b543-cb1e1439836d.jpg?v=1611643915","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dracula-the-connoisseurs-guide-9780553069075","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}