Exploring the Route to Castle Dracula. A Reply to Paul Murray and Brian Coffey
Exploring the Route to Castle Dracula. A Reply to Paul Murray and Brian Coffey
Author(s): Hans Corneel De RoosSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Philology
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: Stoker; Dracula; castle; fictitious locations; Romania; Bistrița; Paul Murray;
Summary/Abstract: In December 2023, an article by Stoker biographer Paul Murray challenged my findings about the location of the fictitious Castle Dracula, known from Bram Stoker’s vampire novel. In fact, Dracula contains sufficient clues to narrow down the area where the castle could be situated: the ridge of the Călimani volcanic caldera. Stoker’s preparatory notes even allow us to pin down the exact site: Mount Izvorul Călimanului. The Millerian paradigm that Stoker was “sloppy” in his research arguably does not apply to the locale of the castle; instead, it is Murray who is less precise than Stoker, and echoes errors I refuted in 2012 already.
Journal: Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov, Series IV: Philology & Cultural Studies
- Issue Year: 18/2025
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 3-34
- Page Count: 32
- Language: English
