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Course: Vampire Literature

Date / Time

November 11, 2017
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
December 9, 2017
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
January 13, 2018
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
February 10, 2018
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
March 10, 2018
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
April 14, 2018
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

This class will study the shifting images and themes of the rise of the vampire as a literary obsession, beginning with the first literary vampire: Sir Frances Varney, star of the notorious penny dreadful, Varney the Vampire, or, The Feast of Blood. The class will then study Bram Stoker’s classic, Dracula, and with a focus on the ways Stoker borrowed, shifted, and altered the tropes started by Rymer. For the second half of the semester, the class will study the vampire in contemporary literature, exploring how modern authors reimagine classic vampire images and themes and how modern vampires reflect the shifting political landscape.

Bibliococktails: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Date / Time

January 12, 2018
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Raise a glass to toast the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein with the Modern Prometheus: a twist on the classic gin martini with hints of citrus and elderflower liquer. During the cocktail party we’ll get a sneak preview of Mary Shelley, a solo performance by Jennifer Summerfield premiering next week. Bibliococktails The Bibliococktails series (more…)

Bibliococktails: Bram Stoker’s Dracula [SOLD OUT]

Date / Time

November 10, 2017
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Description Celebrate Bram Stoker’s 140th birthday with a LUCY’S CURE, a blend of Bloody Butcher Bourbon and rich red wine that is sure to bring you life. This event coincides with our Frankenstein & Dracula exhibition. Bibliococktails The Bibliococktails series celebrates great literature and great libations. Held almost every second Friday, programs include light refreshments (more…)

When Mary Met Percy: A Love Story

RosybrookJuly 27, 2017July 28, 2017

What’s a good love story without a little bit of drama? Sure, there’s something to be said of happy couples riding off into the sunset, hand in hand, but what people really want are stories full of pain, struggle, heartbreak, infidelity, poverty, loss, and just enough love left over to keep things interesting. While most …

The curious Sir Thomas Browne

Patrick RodgersSeptember 2, 2016September 16, 2017

It was a time of increasing globalization, sectarian conflict, and political polarization. No, I’m not talking about the U.S. today, but about Europe in the 1630s, when the Continent was tearing itself apart in the Thirty Years War and England was drawing the battle lines of its own Civil War, which erupted in 1642. In …

Dracula Debut

Kathy HaasMay 26, 2016September 19, 2017

As the lead story in history.com’s “Today in History” page points out, today is the anniversary of the publication of Dracula. Simone Berni’s Dracula By Bram Stoker: The Mystery of the Early Editions notes that “There are several sources (mainly letters and memoirs) that report contradictory information regarding the first day Stoker’s novel was available …

Mary Shelley Acquisitions

Patrick RodgersJune 19, 2015January 2, 2018

We’re delighted to announce that the Rosenbach has recently acquired a rare first edition (1818) of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, as well as first editions of Shelley’s novels Valperga (1823), The Last Man (1826), The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck (1830), and Falkner (1837). These terrific additions to our collections of English Romantic …