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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... Jonathan Harker might have filed a similar complaint against his employer , Mr. Hawkins , who is less than honest with him about the nature and duration of his stay in Transylvania . Unknown to Jonathan , Mr. Hawkins gives Dracula carte ...
... Jonathan Harker , a solicitor ; and his wife Mina Harker , a teacher- and an American millionaire , Quincey Morris , the Crew fights to secure " the values of the English professional middle class ” ( Malcolm Smith 93 ) .12 Although Van ...
... Jonathan Harker boldly dashes into their midst , heedless of possible injury . However , no harm befalls him , for before a determined Englishman , the undisciplined Slavs " cowered aside and let him pass . " While Godalming and Seward ...
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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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