DRÁCULA

Publicado em 1897, inspirado em relatos do folclore romeno sobre o nosferatu, ou morto-vivo, e na saga do príncipe Vlad Drakulea, o filho de Drakul -- cavaleiros da Ordem do Dragão que haviam jurado a proteção do Cristianismo e a defesa armada das fronteiras da Europa contra o movimento de expansão islâmica liderado pelos Turcos Otomanos no século XV. Drácula definiu o arquétipo do vampiro como o ser diabólico que se alimenta do sangue de suas vítimas e tem poderes extraordinários. |...| [Wikipedia] 'Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations.'.