To Gothic people, Dracula is a symbol of fear and an exemplification of passion. Dracula is also a mysterious creature to Gothic people, and a symbol of death, as well.
Gothic conventions attract the supernatural and darker side of life. Dracula is a historic gothic figure and goes along with this theme.
The mood is gothic romance.
Bram Stoker
Dracula was created by Irish author Bram Stoker. He first appeared in Stoker's 1897 gothic novel titled "Dracula."
Well, the most popular gothic novel, Dracula, was written in 1897. In the eighteen hundreds, and the nineteen hundreds after the famous novel, gothic literature was being demanded everywhere.
One of the most famous gothic novels is "Dracula" by Bram Stoker. It tells the story of Count Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of people led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Gothic literature is writing involving horror,the supernatural, ghosts, castles, darkness, good versus evil and suchlike.Bram Stoker's Dracula involves horror (driving a stake through the heart of lucy), the supernatural (men turning into vampires), castles (in the forests of Transylvania), darkness (when Dracula went sucking blood), good versus evil (crosses, garlic, stakes,etc to kill vampires). In other words it has all the classic ingredients of a gothic horror story.
Dracula
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelly was the first, "Dracula" by Bram Stoker came after. Not sure if it was the second though
Count Dracula or Vlad Dracula ,I think people that surrounded him in that time,people he punished..
Bram Stoker is most famous for writing the novel "Dracula," which was first published in 1897. The book is considered a classic of Gothic fiction and has had a significant impact on vampire literature and popular culture.
Some of the main Gothic writers include Mary Shelley ("Frankenstein"), Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker ("Dracula"), and Anne Radcliffe. These writers were instrumental in shaping the Gothic genre and creating enduring works that continue to captivate audiences today.