literature medium Fill in the Blank

Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' is an example of an ________ novel, as it is written entirely through diary entries, letters, and newspaper clippings.

  1. Autobiographical
  2. Epistolary
  3. Picaresque
  4. Allegorical

Answer: Epistolary

The epistolary format allows Stoker to present the horror through multiple subjective perspectives and 'found' documents.

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