Like today’s Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon, Dracula was a bestseller, one that cast women as victims of a monster’s thinly veiled sexual desire. Has modern fiction moved on from this representation or does the resurgence in the popularity of erotic fiction suggest otherwise? Does the portrayal of women in this way denigrate them and perpetuate the Dracula fantasy, or have women authors turned the tables?
Journalist and bestselling author Martina Devlin discusses ‘The Pleasures of Dracula’ with Trinity College’s Dr. Jarlath Killeen, ‘The Pleasures of Autumn’ author Caroline McCall and crime writer Jane Casey.
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