The Real History of Dracula

How Dracula Became a Count

Documentary Nov 23, 2023 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E4: Prior to Dracula, most vampires were considered little more than overgrown leeches; so why did Stoker make his vampire an elegant, sophisticated count? Look back to the year 1816. Trace the origins of the prototype for the aristocratic, Byronic vampire that was born in John Polidori’s short story The Vampyre.

Documentary Nov 23, 2023 28 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2023
Run Time: 28 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.