This is the first postcolonial edition of Bram Stokers gothic classic. For scholars interested in decolonization in literary studies this is a prime example. Jonathan Harkers colonial adventure and Bram Stokers imperialist discourse are restored to their original context of British economic and political involvement in EastCentral Europe. This edition relies both on British and Romanian sources and exposes the cultural appropriation and distortion of Romanian history and folklore. Among the many threads the editors have followed is the very significant one related to the superimposition of the vampire onto Romanian beliefs. This edition avoids the misinformation perpetuated by previous editions of Dracula published during the last four decades. It carefully supplies geographical, historical, ethnographical, and cultural information that will help future scholars as well as the general public. In correctly placing Stokers novel within British colonial literature, this edition draws attention to the dangers of Othering and of turning a blind eye to Victorian and neoVictorian practices.Richly annotated, with an introduction that sets the tone for a postcolonial analysis, the present edition is unique in both the approach used and in the use of original sources.This innovative critical edition is essential reading for scholars interested in decolonization in literary studies. It is for Victorian and postcolonial specialists as well as advanced or graduate students interested...

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