tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post5170738080949408955..comments2023-05-27T01:23:41.984-07:00Comments on Barbaric Poetries: The Real Draculachristopher lirettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995726854485863726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-30451556870795579012011-04-25T11:02:17.345-07:002011-04-25T11:02:17.345-07:00The Historian is full of fascinating historical in...The Historian is full of fascinating historical information about the Dracula myths. Even with society's current obsession with vampires, we sometimes forget one of their defining characteristics: that they live forever. Elizabeth Kostova creates a creepy story based on the premise that Vlad Tepes is still alive and persecuting those who research his story, no matter where they are in the world. The narrator is a studious teenage girl whose life is changed by her discovery of a mysterious book. At times the Historian feels weighed down with too much historical detail and can feel like a travel log, but overall it is an informative interpretation of the Dracula story.andrea chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856777134210160785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204080274406469.post-78204445075497217342011-04-23T21:39:43.401-07:002011-04-23T21:39:43.401-07:00There's a great "literary" vampire n...There's a great "literary" vampire novel on the subject of Vlad Tepes by Elizabeth Kostova called The Historian. In the context of violence it's interesting as it is not so much about the horror and violence of vampire, but the academic nature of living so long.christopher lirettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995726854485863726noreply@blogger.com