Science and Social Science in Bram Stoker's Fiction

by Carol A. Senf

Best known today as the author of Dracula, Bram Stoker also wrote several other works, including The Jewel of Seven Stars, Lady Athlyne, and The Lair of the White Worm. In his exploration of supernatural subjects, such as vampirism, he is clearly a Gothic writer. The fantastic elements of his novels seem very much at odds with the world of science. Stoker, nonetheless, draws upon a large body of scientific theory and technological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313312036
• ISBN13: 9780313312038
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.1"