Bram Stoker - the world famous Irishwriter who lived in the late 19th century. First of all, he was remembered by the fact that he created the most popular villain to date - Dracula. With Stoker’s light hand, the vampires were not only on the pages of the books, but also on the television screens. And today we simply can not imagine cinema without these charming villains.
short biography
Bram Stoker was born in Dublin, November 8, 1847.Of the seven children of the four Stoker, Bram was born the third. Father of the future writer was called Abraham, mother - Charlotte. Both were Protestants, so all their children were often in the parish of the Church of Ireland in Clontarf.
In childhood, Bram was a rather painful child,and up to 7 years could not even walk. It is believed that these sad events were reflected in his character - Dracula, like the writer himself, is forced to sleep for a long time. But Stocker managed to overcome the disease. When he entered the university, he even played football and athletics.
The writer graduated with honors from mathematicsFaculty of Trinity College. After that, he got a job in an ordinary state institution. In parallel, he began working as a journalist and theater critic in a newspaper in Dublin.
During these years, Stoker met Henry Irving,famous english actor. And in 1878, during one of the friendly meetings, Irving invited the writer to head the Lyceum Theater, located in London. Stoker agreed and moved to the capital of Britain. The next 27 years, the writer acted as a manager of the actor. And when Irving died in 1905, it seriously shocked Stoker. He was hit and the day he spent unconscious.
In London, I got useful contacts BramStoker. The writer's books were not yet popular, until the release of "Dracula" there were a few years. Nevertheless, the friendship with Irving helped him get into high society and acquire useful acquaintances, among them Conan Doyle, Giu Whistler. Stoker's wife was Florence Belkhem, whom Oscar Wilde loved.
In 1897, Dracula was published, which brought the writer no glory.
The writer died April 20, 1912 in London. The cause of death was progressive paralysis.
Dracula's Creation
The novel "Dracula" Bram Stoker without exaggerationcan be called a bestseller of its time. The work was written under the influence of J. Le Fanu, author of the vampire "Carmilla", published in 1872. Stoker worked on his 8-year long novel, studying legends and folklore about vampires.
The main antagonist of the work is the vampire earl.Dracula According to the most widespread version, the prototype of the character was the ruler of medieval Wallachia, the ruler Vlad III Chain. This ruler was famous for his bad temper and passion for massacres, for which he received the nickname Dracu, which can be translated as a dragon or devil. However, there are some studies that assert that it is not necessary to relate the character of the novel to Tsepesh. Nevertheless, Bram Stoker himself makes a reservation in his work and informs the reader that he really took prototypes for his monster Prince Wallachia. Indeed, first taking this historical person for a vampire due to an incorrect translation.
Extraordinary success
Bram Stoker remained in the centuries as the creator of thefamous vampire. And indeed, this book is one of the most ekraniziruemyh. The first film about Dracula was released in 1921, and a year later a more famous screen version appeared - “Nosferatu. The symphony of horror. All films based on the book, it is difficult even to count.
Today, Dracula falls into cartoons andAnime, appears on the pages of manga and comics, becomes the hero of computer games. It is difficult to say in what form of art this hero was not exploited.
Bram Stoker: Books
Few people know, but Stocker is not only the author of Dracula. Here are some of them:
- “The Curse of the Mummy, or the Stone of the Seven Stars” (1907) - in the center of the narrative is the daughter of Egyptologist Scholar Margaret, who is involved in mystical events, the cause of which is hidden in the depths of centuries.
- "Lady in the Shroud" - a 1909 novel.
- "The Lair of the White Worm" - Stoker's last work, was published in 1911.
Works of Bram Stoker, as you can see, are devoted to various monsters and mysterious events. Today we would rank his books to the horror genre.
