(Download Book) Dracula: Essays on the Life and Times of Vlad the Impaler By Kurt W. Treptow
Dracula: Essays on the Life and Times of Vlad the Impaler
Dracula - the fifteenth century Romanian prince, also known as Vlad the Impaler [?epe?], is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. Even during his own lifetime, his true story became obscured behind a veil of myths. As a result, he has been portrayed as both a bloodthirsty tyrant - which degenerated down through the centuries into the fictional vampire of the same name created by the Irish author Bram Stoker at the end of the nineteenth century - and as a national and Christian hero who bravely fought to defend both his native land and all of Europe against the Islamic threat posed by the Ottoman Turks.The printing press had first come into use just prior to the beginning of his principal reign, allowing information to be more widely disseminated throughout the continent. This created a public appetite for sensational stories and one might argue that Vlad was one of the earliest victims of "fake news." A series of pamphlets circulated throughout Europe,
Product details: Dracula: Essays on the Life and Times of Vlad the Impaler
Author : Kurt W. Treptow
Pages : 444 pages
Publisher : Center for Romanian Studies
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 159211010X
ISBN-13 : 9781592110100
Comments
Post a Comment