Several students have written about Vlad Tepes, or Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) in my English 101, the paranormal themed classes, over the last two years. So, when I saw Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree on History International I had to set my DVR. It wasn’t very informative, so I jumped on the internet for more information.
According to many sources, Vlad the Impaler was a real person who lived in Romania in the fifteenth century. I found a blog devoted to him at http://dracula-transylvania.blogspot.com/ that appears to be very detailed. There are links to
• His biography, including his crimes
• His time period and the places he lived, what they were like
• The Dracula myth and connection to Bram Stoker
• Current information about Transylvania
• A media library of image, videos, etc.
• A bibliography / documentation.
I also found a Dracula homepage at http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~emiller/. Certainly, Dracula would make a good topic for Essay Three.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
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