History, Legend, Literature: Prince Vlad Țepeș Alias Count Dracula

Abstract

Although exactly five centuries passed after the time of count Vlad Tepes Dracule, his unusual character never ceases attracting the attention of scholars and public in general. Seeing that history, legend, and literature portray him in different ways, the author tries to examine all the three sources and to expose the matter on which his literary profile was based. The author offers this paper as a contribution to the celebration of the first-novel-on-Dracule's centennial.