by Julio Pérez Manzanares · Corona Borealis · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415465607
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In 1897, English bookstores received the first edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula. No one could have suspected then that the character who appeared as a dark shadow spreading his bat wings in the middle of repressive Victorian society would never stop returning from the grave to embody and torment the dreams and desires of Western society. Throughout the 20th century, he has reflected the horrors of World War I and the fears of a civilization that saw its dreams of the future frustrated; he has served as both a conservative whip and a spur for sexual liberation, and as a romantic and infectious hero who reappeared, almost a century later, as a new symbol of a plague. This book offers a fascinating cultural biography of a modern myth, analyzing how the character of Dracula has evolved and permeated popular culture over the years. With a prologue by Alaska, the work invites the reader to explore the history of this immortal icon.
