Episode 299: Best of Series – "Dracula" by Bram Stoker, Ch. 12-17
The Literary Life Podcast
Angelina Stanford
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 October 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Our hosts are back on The Literary Life podcast today to continue our series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. This week we are covering chapters 12-17, and in the introduction to this episode, Angelina, Cindy and Thomas discuss the purpose of the Gothic novel in reorienting us to realize there is more to the world than the physical and empirical. As they cover the plot in these chapters, other ideas shared are the effective blending of modern technology with ancient wisdom in fighting evil, the many mythological and fairy tale elements in this story, the contrast between the true woman and the false woman, the parallels to Paradise Lost, and so much more.
Be sure to check out all that is happening at The House of Humane Letters and Morning Time for Moms in this season so you don't miss out on all their current offerings!
Also, check out the full show notes for this episode on our podcast website at https://theliterary.life/299.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Literary Life Podcast. |
| 0:02.9 | We've grown quite significantly since our debut in 2019, |
| 0:07.5 | and we've had many requests to highlight older episodes that new listeners may have missed, |
| 0:12.8 | as well as revisit listener favorites. |
| 0:15.1 | To honor that request, I present to you this episode of the best of the Literary Life podcast. |
| 0:21.6 | This is not just another book chat podcast. |
| 0:25.6 | Lifelong reader Cindy Rollins joins teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks |
| 0:30.6 | for an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well. |
| 0:35.6 | Explore the lost intellectual tradition |
| 0:39.1 | and discover how to fully enter end |
| 0:41.1 | to the great works of literature. |
| 0:43.7 | Learn what books mean while delighting |
| 0:45.9 | in the sheer joy of imagination. |
| 0:49.3 | Each week we will rescue story from the ivory tower |
| 0:52.7 | and bring it to your couch, your kitchen, and your commute. |
| 0:57.1 | The literary life is for everyone because in the words of Stratford Caldecott, |
| 1:01.4 | to be enchanted by story is to be granted a deeper insight into reality. |
| 1:07.1 | Join us for an ever-unfolding discussion of how stories will save the world. |
| 1:13.1 | This is The Literary Life Podcast. |
| 1:15.6 | This is The Literary Life Podcast. Welcome back to the literary life podcast. |
| 1:34.5 | Today we will be covering chapters 12 through 17 in our ongoing series on Bram Stoker's Dracula. |
| 1:43.5 | And with me, well, he's not exactly the mighty figure of Thor, but he could pass if needed. Mr. Banks, how are you? |
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