About this episode
This episode explores different adaptations of Dracula, focusing on the Icelandic and Swedish versions compared to Bram Stoker's original.
A literary mystery came to me via a meme: “Someone translated Dracula into Icelandic, and it took over 100 years for anyone to point out he just made a fanfic rewrite of what he wanted the story to be.” In this first instalment of a short series about three versions of Dracula , we familiarise ourselves with the plots of Dracula published by Bram Stoker in 1897; the Icelandic version Makt Myrkranna by newspaper editor Valdimar Ásmundsson, serialised in his newspaper Fyallkonan in 1900-1901; and the Swedish version Mörkrets makter by an author known only as A—e, and serialised in a couple of Swedish newspapers 1899-1900. Visit theallusionist.org/draculae1 for more information about the topics in this episode plus a transcript. Sign up at theallusionist.org/donate to fund the continuing existence of this independent podcast. In return, you can join me for regular livestreams where I read relaxingly from my ever-expanding collection of vintage dictionaries, plus behind the scenes info about every episode, membership of the Allusioverse Discord community, and watchalong parties for films and TV shows. Find the Allusionist at youtube.com/allusionistshow, instagram.com/allusionistshow…
People in this episode
Host: Helen Zaltzman
Topics covered
- literary mystery
- Dracula adaptations
- Icelandic literature
- Swedish literature
- Bram Stoker
Keywords
- Dracula
- Icelandic version
- Swedish version
- Bram Stoker
- literary adaptations
Sponsors
Squarespace, Multitude
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fyallkonan
Books & works: Dracula, Makt Myrkranna, Mörkrets makter
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