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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... forces took two days to march the ten miles from their camp in Varna to the embarkation point for the trip to the Crimea . Once allied landings on the Crimean peninsula began in preparation for an attack on the major Russian stronghold ...
... forces of Asia would be inadequate to expel her from the position [ 286–287 ] . The forces that Russia might potentially array against India should she occupy Herat would be formidable . From a base in Herat , Russia could fall upon ...
... forces from utter destruction and finally defeated the Russians at Sebastopol . Aside from those bloodied in combat , the great losers were the British aristocracy . Once the dominant force in the government and the military , the ...
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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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