Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847- 20 April 1912) was an Irish writer. He supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most famous being the vampire tale Dracula which he published in 1897. Before writing Dracula, Stoker spent eight years researching European folklore and stories of vampires. Dracula is an epistolary novel, written as collection of diary entries, telegrams, and letters from the characters, as well as fictional clippings from the Whitby and London newspapers. Stoker's inspiration for the story was a visit to Slains Castle near Aberdeen. The bleak spot provided an excellent backdrop for his creation. Dracula has been the basis for countless movies and plays. The first was Nosferatu directed by Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count Orlock. Nosferatu was produced while Florence Stoker, Bram Stoker's widow and literary executrix, was still alive. Represented by the attorneys of the British Incorporated Society of Authors, she eventually sued the filmmakers. Her chief legal complaint was that she had been neither asked for permission for the adaptation nor paid any royalty. The case dragged on for some years, with Mrs Stoker demanding the destruction of the negative and all prints of the movie. The suit was finally resolved in the widow's favour in July 1925. Some copies of the movie survived, however, and Nosferatu is now widely regarded as an innovative classic. The most famous movie version of Dracula is the 1931 production starring Bela Lugosi and which spawned several sequels that had little to do with Stoker's novel.
Inhaltsangabe
43. Irving's philosophy of his art 44. The Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone 45. The earl of Beaconsfield 46. Sir William Pearce, Bart. 47. Stepniak 48. E. Onslow Ford, R.A. 49. Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema, R.A. 50. Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bart. 51. Edwin A. Abbey, R.A. 52. J. Bernard Partridge 53. Robert Browning 54. Walt Whitman 55. James Whitcomb Riley 56. Ernest Renan 57. Hall Caine 58. Irving and dramatists 59. Musicians 60. Ludwig Barnay 61. Constant Coquelin 62. Sarah Bernhardt 63. Geneviève Ward 64. John Lawrence Toole 65. Ellen Terry 66. Fresh honours in Dublin 67. Performances at Sandringham and Windsor 68. Presidents of the United States 69. Knighthood 70. Henry Irving and universities 71. Adventures 72. Burning of the Lyceum storage 73. Finance 74. The turn of the tide Index.
43. Irving's philosophy of his art 44. The Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone 45. The earl of Beaconsfield 46. Sir William Pearce, Bart. 47. Stepniak 48. E. Onslow Ford, R.A. 49. Sir Laurence Alma-Tadema, R.A. 50. Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Bart. 51. Edwin A. Abbey, R.A. 52. J. Bernard Partridge 53. Robert Browning 54. Walt Whitman 55. James Whitcomb Riley 56. Ernest Renan 57. Hall Caine 58. Irving and dramatists 59. Musicians 60. Ludwig Barnay 61. Constant Coquelin 62. Sarah Bernhardt 63. Geneviève Ward 64. John Lawrence Toole 65. Ellen Terry 66. Fresh honours in Dublin 67. Performances at Sandringham and Windsor 68. Presidents of the United States 69. Knighthood 70. Henry Irving and universities 71. Adventures 72. Burning of the Lyceum storage 73. Finance 74. The turn of the tide Index.
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309