By happenstance I learned of the annual Bram Stoker Festival celebrating one of Dublin's many famed writers and obtained tickets to attend a lecture titled 'Slayers and their Vampires' at the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. The lecture was held in the Aula Magna, the Albert Lecture Theatre.
The academic panel included Bruce McClelland, Maura McHugh and David Skal, a Bram Stoker biographer.The discussion covered the the historical, folkloric and metaphorical aspects of the Dracula story. It was unlike any other academic lecture I have ever attended at a medical college.
Images are below.
Perhaps Virginia Commonwealth University should host an annual Edgar Alan Poe festival.
The academic panel included Bruce McClelland, Maura McHugh and David Skal, a Bram Stoker biographer.The discussion covered the the historical, folkloric and metaphorical aspects of the Dracula story. It was unlike any other academic lecture I have ever attended at a medical college.
Images are below.
Perhaps Virginia Commonwealth University should host an annual Edgar Alan Poe festival.
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| Albert Lecture Theatre, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland |
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| Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland |
