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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... live the lives of perpetual tourists . Thus , Sidney Stencil , one of their number , envisions himself stepping " into Baedeker land " on each mission , becoming a “ sort of vagrant who exists ... entirely within the Baedeker world — as ...
... live in mortal dread of him . One subject group , the Szgany , is sworn to do the Count's bidding and to protect his person ... lives parasitically off the labors of his subjects . Thus Van Helsing appropriately describes him as having a ...
... live amongst you . Here is my home whilst I live . I am with you heart and soul . I shall live with you , fight shoulder to shoulder with you , and , if need be , shall die with you ! " [ L 125 ] . The tribal militiamen27 are soon ...
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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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