A paroxysm of abnormal excitement: Dracula and the castrating doctors
(2012)
Presentation / Conference
Mulvey-Roberts, M. (2012, November). A paroxysm of abnormal excitement: Dracula and the castrating doctors. Paper presented at Bram Stoker Birthday Symposium, University of Hull
This paper will consider Dracula as a medical novel with particular reference to the ways in which Stoker made use of surgical details. It will focus upon how the treatment of vampirism may be paralleled with various surgical techniques, particularly... Read More about A paroxysm of abnormal excitement: Dracula and the castrating doctors.