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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... Russian involvement in the Balkans and Turkey was to acquire Constantinople and the Dard- anelles . He further contended that a Russian conquest of Turkey held per- ilous consequences for England : The force , the arms , the frontiers ...
... Russian atrocities committed against Turkish subjects . When the war actually came in 1854 , the Russian army had acquired monstrous qualities in the public mind . The illustrators at Punch , once again , provided pictorial examples of ...
... Russian consular in Whitby : " Stoker needs a Russian - speaker in Whitby , otherwise the captain's log would not be trans- lated . The Russian consul employs a clerk , who lends his services to the press and doubtless puts a pro ...
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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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