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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... illustration " A CONSULTA- TION ABOUT THE STATE OF TURKEY " depicts Turkey as a gravely ill patient confined to bed ... illustration that adorned the cover of Stoker's first collection of stories , Under the Sunset . Titled " The ...
... illustration is that the czar is pictured with wings , unmistakably the wings of a large bat . The illustration " THE LION , THE EAGLE , AND THE BAT " contin- ues the theme . An allegorical display , the image includes a lion , attired ...
... illustration published shortly after the war in the Crimea began , the artist is faithful to traditional ... Illustrated Family Paper , 1855. By permission of the British Library . ) at Inkerman Ridge , " Our Artist on the Battlefield of ...
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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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