The Resource Powers of darkness : the lost version of Dracula, Bram Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson ; translated from the Icelandic, with an introduction and annotations by Hans Corneel de Roos ; foreword by Dacre Stoker ; afterword by John Edgar Browning
Powers of darkness : the lost version of Dracula, Bram Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson ; translated from the Icelandic, with an introduction and annotations by Hans Corneel de Roos ; foreword by Dacre Stoker ; afterword by John Edgar Browning
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- In 1901, Icelandic publisher and writer Valdimar Ásmundsson set out to translate Bram Stoker's world-famous 1897 novel Dracula. Called Makt Myrkranna (literally, "Powers of Darkness"), this Icelandic edition included an original preface written by Stoker himself. Makt Myrkranna was published in Iceland in 1901 but remained undiscovered outside of the country until 1986, when Dracula scholarship was astonished by the discovery of Stoker's preface to the book. However, no one looked beyond the preface and deeper into Ásmundsson's story. In 2014, literary researcher Hans de Roos dove into the full text of Makt Myrkranna, only to discover that Ásmundsson hadn't merely translated Dracula but had penned an entirely new version of the story, with all new characters and a totally re-worked plot. The resulting narrative is one that is shorter, punchier, more erotic, and perhaps even more suspenseful than Stoker's Dracula. Incredibly, Makt Myrkranna has never been translated or even read outside of Iceland until now
- An English translation of a recently discovered Icelandic adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel "Dracula" includes new characters, a re-worked plot, and annotations that provide literary, cultural, and historical context
- Language
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- eng
- ice
- eng
- Extent
- 309 pages
- Contents
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- Foreword / by Dacre Stoker
- Introduction / by Hans C. de Roos
- A room with a view: the floor plans of Castle Dracula
- Powers of darkness
- Afterword / by John Edgar Browning
- Isbn
- 9780715651278
- Label
- Powers of darkness : the lost version of Dracula
- Title
- Powers of darkness
- Title remainder
- the lost version of Dracula
- Statement of responsibility
- Bram Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson ; translated from the Icelandic, with an introduction and annotations by Hans Corneel de Roos ; foreword by Dacre Stoker ; afterword by John Edgar Browning
- Subject
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- Dracula, Count (Fictitious character)
- Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Gothic fiction
- Gothic fiction
- Gothic fiction
- Horror fiction
- Horror fiction
- Horror fiction
- Romania -- Transylvania
- Transylvania (Romania) -- Fiction
- Vampires
- Whitby (England) -- Fiction
- Vampires -- Fiction
- Adaptations
- Adaptations
- Language
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- eng
- ice
- eng
- Summary
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- In 1901, Icelandic publisher and writer Valdimar Ásmundsson set out to translate Bram Stoker's world-famous 1897 novel Dracula. Called Makt Myrkranna (literally, "Powers of Darkness"), this Icelandic edition included an original preface written by Stoker himself. Makt Myrkranna was published in Iceland in 1901 but remained undiscovered outside of the country until 1986, when Dracula scholarship was astonished by the discovery of Stoker's preface to the book. However, no one looked beyond the preface and deeper into Ásmundsson's story. In 2014, literary researcher Hans de Roos dove into the full text of Makt Myrkranna, only to discover that Ásmundsson hadn't merely translated Dracula but had penned an entirely new version of the story, with all new characters and a totally re-worked plot. The resulting narrative is one that is shorter, punchier, more erotic, and perhaps even more suspenseful than Stoker's Dracula. Incredibly, Makt Myrkranna has never been translated or even read outside of Iceland until now
- An English translation of a recently discovered Icelandic adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel "Dracula" includes new characters, a re-worked plot, and annotations that provide literary, cultural, and historical context
- Cataloging source
- CGL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1852-1902
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Valdimar Ásmundarson
- Dewey number
- 839/.6934
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- novels
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1847-1912
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- De Roos, Hans
- Stoker, Dacre
- Browning, John Edgar
- Stoker, Bram
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Dracula
- Dracula
- Vampires
- Transylvania (Romania)
- Whitby (England)
- Vampires
- Romania
- Label
- Powers of darkness : the lost version of Dracula, Bram Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson ; translated from the Icelandic, with an introduction and annotations by Hans Corneel de Roos ; foreword by Dacre Stoker ; afterword by John Edgar Browning
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-309)
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- volume
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- Contents
- Foreword / by Dacre Stoker -- Introduction / by Hans C. de Roos -- A room with a view: the floor plans of Castle Dracula -- Powers of darkness -- Afterword / by John Edgar Browning
- Control code
- ocn971019732
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 309 pages
- Isbn
- 9780715651278
- Media category
- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- Powers of darkness : the lost version of Dracula, Bram Stoker, Valdimar Ásmundsson ; translated from the Icelandic, with an introduction and annotations by Hans Corneel de Roos ; foreword by Dacre Stoker ; afterword by John Edgar Browning
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-309)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / by Dacre Stoker -- Introduction / by Hans C. de Roos -- A room with a view: the floor plans of Castle Dracula -- Powers of darkness -- Afterword / by John Edgar Browning
- Control code
- ocn971019732
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- 309 pages
- Isbn
- 9780715651278
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Dracula, Count (Fictitious character)
- Dracula, Count (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- Fiction
- Gothic fiction
- Gothic fiction
- Gothic fiction
- Horror fiction
- Horror fiction
- Horror fiction
- Romania -- Transylvania
- Transylvania (Romania) -- Fiction
- Vampires
- Whitby (England) -- Fiction
- Vampires -- Fiction
- Adaptations
- Adaptations
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