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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... India was already being carried away on a massive scale by his European rivals , and by the British in particular . His fertile brain now conceived a plan for getting his hands on both the gold of Central Asia and his share of India's ...
... India " ( Hopkirk 318 ) . Such was the state of the Rus- sian menace to India that a number of government and military figures in England and British India called for immediate military action to halt the advance . One of these figures ...
... India similarly accrue to the advantage of occu- pier and occupied alike . Of the 24,000,000 pounds in goods exported from Britain annually , more than an eighth , 32,000,000 pounds , is destined for India , more than the exports to ...
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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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