Bram Stoker and Russophobia: Evidence of the British Fear of Russia in Dracula and The Lady of the ShroudMcFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2006年4月18日 - 203 頁 In Victorian England, a marked fear of Russia prevailed in the government and the public. As a result of the Crimean War and other Russian threats to the British empire, the English mind was haunted by a shadowy enemy of barbarous Eastern invaders. The influence of this Russophobia is evident in the works of Bram Stoker, who responded to the Russian challenge to British Imperial hegemony through the character of Dracula, a primitive and menacing Eastern figure destroyed by warriors pledged to the Crown. The text investigates the role of Russophobia in Stoker's fiction, particularly his novels Dracula and The Lady of the Shroud. It offers historical information about Russophobia and the Crimean War, considers Slavic and Balkan connections, and analyzes Stoker's vampire themes. The resulting work shows how two nations' histories intertwine in an unexpected literary avenue. Illustrations include numerous political cartoons of the era. |
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... Caucasian base , and thereby reduce the potential threat to India , there were Russian strategists who believed that a march on India would help speed their victory in the Crimea [ 283-284 ] . Russophobia , as has been demonstrated ...
... Caucasian colonies . " According to Stoker , English writers , namely Gladstone , had erro- neously ascribed the " horrors that were perpetrated during the late war " to " regular Turkish soldiers " when “ in almost all cases " they ...
... Caucasus [ With the Unspeak- ables 53 ] . " a Moreover , the actual promontory on which Castle Vissarion sits and the Castle itself are but slightly altered versions of scenes George records on first entering the Bosphorus and seeing ...
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ONE Russophobia and the Crimean War | 13 |
The Consequences of the Crimean | 48 |
Righting Old Wrongs and Displacing New Fears | 118 |
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