Stoker's portrayal of him has far more depth and gravitas than most of the stage and film adaptations, where he ranges from stiff (Edward Van Sloan in 1931's Dracula) to absolutely ridiculous (Mel Brooks in his parody "Dead And Loving It".
Agreed, I must confess that my favourite portrayal is probably Mel Brooks or Peter Cushing's versions, but that said none of them can compare to the depth and wonder of the original character from the novel as you said.
Well, I would disagree with the source of disconnectedness being found in the Reformation, especially among High Church Lutherans and Anglicans. Luther and his fellows and we today see ourselves as the continuation of the ancient tradition.
The split ought be understood as an accesorry of the academic enkightenment zeitgeist filtering downward from the universities
I didn't say it was rooted in the Reformation, but in the onset of the Industrial Revolution, and what the Revolution did to Anglicanism. I stuck purely to speaking of Anglicanism, because I can't speak for Protestantism outside of England with regards to Dracula, as who could say what would be the results if a Lutheranist were to meet up with a vampire?
If we are going by archetypes, a Lutheran would be more about the relentless pursuit, a brazen assault of the "Fear nothing but God" type. Though unfortunately. neo-protestantism (as termed by Swedish bishop Bo Gierz) of the time would have likely left the influence simmilarly to the Anglicans of the time, if we are being time accurate.
Stoker's portrayal of him has far more depth and gravitas than most of the stage and film adaptations, where he ranges from stiff (Edward Van Sloan in 1931's Dracula) to absolutely ridiculous (Mel Brooks in his parody "Dead And Loving It".
Agreed, I must confess that my favourite portrayal is probably Mel Brooks or Peter Cushing's versions, but that said none of them can compare to the depth and wonder of the original character from the novel as you said.
Well, I would disagree with the source of disconnectedness being found in the Reformation, especially among High Church Lutherans and Anglicans. Luther and his fellows and we today see ourselves as the continuation of the ancient tradition.
The split ought be understood as an accesorry of the academic enkightenment zeitgeist filtering downward from the universities
I didn't say it was rooted in the Reformation, but in the onset of the Industrial Revolution, and what the Revolution did to Anglicanism. I stuck purely to speaking of Anglicanism, because I can't speak for Protestantism outside of England with regards to Dracula, as who could say what would be the results if a Lutheranist were to meet up with a vampire?
If we are going by archetypes, a Lutheran would be more about the relentless pursuit, a brazen assault of the "Fear nothing but God" type. Though unfortunately. neo-protestantism (as termed by Swedish bishop Bo Gierz) of the time would have likely left the influence simmilarly to the Anglicans of the time, if we are being time accurate.
Ahh okay, thanks for the clarification.
Great post!
Thanks!
Thank you for another amazing deep dive into the characters of the novel Dracula! I always enjoy them.
Bienvenue, I quite like doing them, and have plans to keep on analyzing this novel at some length, and maybe some of the Hammer films down the road.
That’s awesome, I’ll be looking forward to it!
Merci!