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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... Turks , Greeks , Armenians , and Bulgarians [ 3 ] . By far the Bulgarians and the Russians , whom he does not specify here , receive his fullest attention and harshest criticism . It should come as no sur- prise , however , that the Turks ...
... Turks , and leaving those of the Bulgarians untouched " ( 124 ) . In lesser acts of barbarism , the Russians forced Turks to perform unpaid labor , and while forced to work , these " unfortunate people received a very meagre supply of ...
... Turkish force was defeated at Krusi and the Ottoman pasha of Albania , Kara Mahmud , captured and beheaded ( Jelavich 1:87 ) . Still , the Ottoman Turks in Albania were to pose a constant source of trouble to Montenegro until the First ...
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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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