Why did Bram Stoker's novel, written as an example of mass literature of the late 19th century, not get lost among hundreds of other action-packed books of its time, but became the basis of the modern vampire myth? In this special issue, Anton Barkatkov and Konstantin Agaev analyze Dracula not only as a Gothic horror classic, but as a mirror of the Victorian era. How did Stoker manage to capture the deep anxieties of the beginning of the century - from the moral crisis and the fear of the decline of the British Empire to sexuality, women's emancipation and the archaic collision with the coming 20th century? We analyze the origins of the character of Count Dracula, the cultural context of the 1897 novel, and the hidden socio-philosophical meanings of the main vampire text in history. Subscribe to the channel, leave your opinion in the comments and.

Why did Bram Stoker's novel, written as an example of mass literature of the late 19th century, not get lost among hundreds of other action-packed books of its time, but became the basis of the modern vampire myth? In this special issue, Anton Barkatkov and Konstantin Agaev analyze Dracula not only as a Gothic horror classic, but as a mirror of the Victorian era. How did Stoker manage to capture the deep anxieties of the beginning of the century - from the moral crisis and the fear of the decline of the British Empire to sexuality, women's emancipation and the archaic collision with the coming 20th century? We analyze the origins of the character of Count Dracula, the cultural context of the 1897 novel, and the hidden socio-philosophical meanings of the main vampire text in history. Subscribe to the channel, leave your opinion in the comments and.