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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... soldiers . " Among the high command and the officer corps , most of whom at the time were members of the aristocracy , there existed a general disregard , if not contempt , for the common soldier . This attitude manifested itself in a ...
... soldiers on either end are each missing one leg while the soldier in the middle has lost both . In a scene dripping with pathos , one examines the toes of his artificial leg . War painting also “ expressed the new apprehensions of war's ...
... soldiers . Give them suffering and they will bear it [ ... ] . Give them work and they will do it . I would rather have to do with the army than with any other class I have every attempted to serve " ( qtd in Small 26 ) . 22. Soldiers ...
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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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