Penguin Classics On Air: Vampires on Paper: The Enduring Appeal of Vampires in Literature.

This month we are showing Vampires on Paper: The Enduring Appeal of Vampires in Literature.

In this episode, Penguin Classics Editor, Elda Rotor interviews Twilight expert Donna Freitas about the appeal of Stephanie Meyer’s vampire series and how it compares to Emily Bronte’s enduring classic Wuthering Heights.

Elda then speaks with Dacre Stoker, a direct descendent of Bram Stoker, and Ian Holt, authors of Dracula: The Un-Dead, who explain why Dracula and other vampires are such popular characters in literature. Alan Walker introducers listeners to The Magician by W. Somerset Maugham on “Reading the Classics from A to Z.” Stephen Morrison offers up the opening to Bram Stoker’s Dracula in his segment, “First Pages.”

“Penguin Classics On Air” is part of Penguin Group (USA)’s recently launched “From the Publisher’s Office” Online Network. It is hosted by Penguin Classics Editorial Director Elda Rotor and features in-depth conversations on new, timely, and rediscovered classics. Other features include, “Reading the Classics from A to Z”, a delightful review by Alan Walker, Senior Director of Academic Marketing, on one of the classics he has recently read , and “First Pages”, a sampling of a featured classic read by Associate Publisher Stephen Morrison

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