Dracula Scholar, Dr. Elizabeth Miller interview...........

[dracschick]

Hi all,

My flist friend, longtime Dracula scholar, Dr. Elizabeth Miller blooferlady was interviewed by the Toronto Sun. Feel free to read it here. It’s a great interview and very interesting for us Drac fans:)

http://blooferlady.livejournal.com/10135.html

PS--She has an awesome LJ too:)

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yeah, I'm excited to see that publication as well.......

[dracschick]

PS--It's good to have someone be the 'Dracula police' and be the information source for what is correct/incorrect factually about Vlad the Impaler.

Re: yeah, I'm excited to see that publication as well.......

[monsterofmud]

I need to read more of her reasoning against Stoker knowingly using Vlad as the basis. There are two things she doesn't address when making her case:

1. The fact that Van Helsing goes at length to describe that "he is the same Voivode who crossed the Danube and held back the Turk, et al" (I'm paraphrasing).

2. The fact that Prof. Arminius Vambery had lengthy conversations with Stoker about tales of his homeland's folklore and history. This posits that Stoker may've known a great deal beyond what he glossed over in Land Beyond the Forest on the subject of Vlad.

Hopefully I'll find something at some point where she takes these things into account. But as for that facsimile, I cannot believe what an awesome experience that will be!

why don't you.........

[dracschick]

take these points over to her LJ and repost there? I'm sure she'd be happy to answer your questions. She's very nice. Good luck!

Re: why don't you.........

[monsterofmud]

I never thought she'd be approachable; I figured she probably gets dozens of inquiries every day. But if you say she's open to questions I'll head over and have a chat!

Thanks...