For other uses, see The Power of Darkness (disambiguation).
Powers of Darkness
The title page from Dagen
Author
Bram Stoker, A—e (translator)
Country
Sweden
Language
Swedish
Genre
Horror, Gothic
Publisher
Harald Sohlman
Publication date
June 10, 1899 (1899-06-10)–February 7, 1900 (1900-02-07)
Pages
688
OCLC
971019732
Powers of Darkness (Swedish Mörkrets makter) is an anonymous 1899 Swedish version of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula, serialised in the newspaper Dagen and credited only to Bram Stoker and the still-unidentified "A—e."
It is a variant or adaptation rather than a direct translation, with added characters, new plot elements and significant differences from the original. It served as the basis of a shorter Icelandic version under the same title the following year (Icelandic: Makt Myrkranna), which appeared as both a newspaper serial and a book.[1]
Powers downplays the vampirism of Stoker's novel and portrays Dracula primarily as the head of an international cult inspired by Social Darwinism, whose goal is elimination of the weakest and world domination by an elite.
It was long assumed to have been based on lost or unpublished elements of Stoker's novel, such as preparatory notes and early drafts, but more recent research questions whether the translation is essentially a contemporary forgery, undertaken without Stoker's knowledge or consent.[2] In the twenty-first century, new academic research and a renewed interest in the variant has led to several new translations and editions.
^Margrét Björnsson, Anna (7 March 2017). "Icelandic version of Dracula, Makt myrkranna, turns out to be Swedish in origin". Iceland Monitor. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^Crow, David (7 February 2017). "Unearthing the Lost Version of Bram Stoker's Dracula". Den of Geek. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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