How did the vampire 'Dracula' become 'world classic' classic works from 'old legends'?

"Dracula", a synonym for vampires, is a character in a novel published in 1897. However, there is a tradition of "blood-sucking monster" long before Dracula was announced, and even when the novel "Dracula" was announced, the work did not immediately become famous. Where did the history of Dracula begin and why was it able to establish a position to be called "classical work"? It is easy to understand in the movie.

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"Dracula" first appeared as a work in 1897.Bram · StalkerA book titled "Dracula (Dracula)" was published by a writer named "Dracula (Dracula)".


However, the tradition of "blood-sucking monster" existed around 800 years after AD. Monster called "Vampire" in Slavic area or "UPIR" in old Russian is passed down.


It was around the eleventh century that these words were written in the document for the first time. The tradition of Vampire spread before Christianity entered the area.


And despite Christianity trying to eliminate pagan faith, it persisted persistently.


In the first place, Vampire has rabiesPellagraDifficulties such as diseases such as human body corruption phenomenon were misunderstood.


After a person's death, the human body swells with gas, and blood flows out from the mouth.


It seemed like the corpse was raised and I ate something.


Because Dracula was often drawn with big fangs and nails ......


Many ceremonies have come to be done so that the dead will not be raised again. Put garlic on the sea and sprinkle poppy seeds.


Skewered or ...


Fire burning and body cutting were also done.


Until the 18th century, Vampire was a tradition of the province of Serbia. However, in the 18th century Serbia became a Habsburg ... ...


The situation changes by being invaded by the Ottoman Empire.


The Austrian soldiers and the government saw local strange customs and left them in the document.


Many articles written about Vampire were published by this, and in 1755 "Vampire / Hysteria" which can not be collected happens.


The Austrian empress who saw the situation seriously dispatched a doctor to the site and made investigation as to whether the rumor was true.


And scientific counterarguments to rumors were announced ... ...


Although the panic has gone down, the idea of ​​"Vampire" will stimulate the imagination of people in Western Europe.


John William Polidori's "The Vampyre" was announced in 1819 ... ...


In 1872, a strange novel "Carmilla" in which a female vampire / Carmilla appeared was published.


These novels have a major impact on the Irish stage critic Bram Stalker.


Stalker was born in Dublin, the capital of Ireland. Because I was sick, I was bedridden living in bed until 7 years old.


She seems to have talked about what he / she sees and hears, such as folktales and cholera epidemics to bedridden son.


At this time, the mother also said that the person affected by the disease was buried in a huge tomb as it was alive.


Due to that influence, stalker who began to write stories of romance and adventure later as a novelist will announce "Dracula" in 1897.


The name Dracula is "Dr. DraculaIt is derived from Vlad III of Duke of Wallachia called the. However, there is almost no common point in personality, the common point between the two is almost the name only.


Elements of other characters seem to have gained inspiration from works of the Victorian era, although there are differences such as direct and indirect.


At the time the novel was published, it was sold as such, but it did not reach social phenomena, it was lightly touched only among stalker death articles.


However, the fate of Dracula changes after the outbreak of copyright dispute over Dracula.


In 1922, a German film studio produced a silent movie "Vampire Nosferatu".


This movie was made on the basis of the novel "Dracula", but because I could not get the license, I changed the name and details of the character and used it without paying the usage fee.


Although the movie studio was sued and eventually bankrupted, the stalker's wife, the widow who received this case, will not be doing the same again, to a friend, screenwriter and director Hamilton Dean I was officially licensing the use of the work and had the stage "Dracula" made.


And, Dean's adaptable stage "Dracula" was screened on Broadway ... ...


An actor'sBella RugosiThere was also a famous act of the stage, the stage was a great success.


After that, the stage is made into a movie, among which Rugoshi plays Dracula, which will be known as a strange star by overwhelming acting power. And, as a result of the success of the movie, "Dracula" became a place where many people knew, and it became "classics" which influences many subsequent works.