Research Article

A comparison of the adopted films Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Horror of Dracula to the novel Dracula

Number: Ö8 November 21, 2020
  • Uğur Diler *
  • Burcu Bayraktar
EN TR

A comparison of the adopted films Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Horror of Dracula to the novel Dracula

Abstract

One of the most appealing but also frightening mythical beings is vampires. The myth of vampires goes back to Babylon. First vampires are known as Babylon vampires, Ekimmus. Many ancient societies had vampire myths and in those myths, vampires were described as evil creatures which fed on the human soul or their blood. Moreover, the most well-known vampire is a fictional character, Count Dracula, in the book, Dracula, written by Bram Stoker in 1897. Bram Stoker was inspired by Vlad Dracula, the brutally cruel ruler of Walachia, Romania. The reason why Count Dracula is the best-known vampire is that the book, Dracula, is probably one of the most adapted works of literature. One of them is Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and the other one is Horror of Dracula (1958) directed by Terence Fisher. Thus, the aim of this article is to discuss the similarities and differences between the adapted works of Coppola and Fisher and the source text, Bram Stoker’s epistolary novel, Dracula.

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Linguistics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Uğur Diler * This is me
0000-0002-2194-0451
Türkiye

Burcu Bayraktar This is me
0000-0002-8792-0138
Türkiye

Publication Date

November 21, 2020

Submission Date

September 13, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 20, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Number: Ö8

APA
Diler, U., & Bayraktar, B. (2020). A comparison of the adopted films Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Horror of Dracula to the novel Dracula. RumeliDE Dil Ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, Ö8, 825-830. https://doi.org/10.29000/rumelide.825953