![]() A Dowry of Blood pays homage to each and every one of these, and adds some new forms of subversion.įirst, let’s talk about sex. Vampires have stood in for much, fr om societ y’ s fears around disease and the aristocracy, to the simple concept of female sexual autonomy. W hat all good vampires – whether Dracula or not – have in common is a sense of the subvers ive. Told from the point of view of his bride, Constanta, she gives us a view of the old vampire that is both fresh and familiar. Gibson makes the character new in A Dowry of Blood. ![]() Bram Stoker’s story led to a whole graveyard of variations on your basic vampire, from c lassic Hollywood monsters and men a cing figures lurking in the dark, to brooding, tortured souls and sparkling lovers. Dracula has haunted our imaginations for more than a hundred years. ![]()
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