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230. Draculae part 4: Transformation

The Allusionist by Helen Zaltzman

Jun 26, 202600:46:22Arts

Throughout the Draculae miniseries, about the Swedish and Icelandic translations of Dracula that played fast and loose with the original text, I've been wondering a couple of questions: why are cover versions of songs an...

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230. Draculae part 4: Transformation is an episode from The Allusionist by Helen Zaltzman. Throughout the Draculae miniseries, about the Swedish and Icelandic translations of Dracula that played fast and loose with the original text, I've b...

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