Category: Dracula

This essay aims to argue in favour of the category of Irish Gothic with reference to Bram Stokers Dracula and a film directed by Neil Jordan entitled The Butcher Boy. The themes of paranoia, Protestantism, anti-Catholicism and the desire or fear of the Other are typical of the reoccurring motifs found in Gothic literature generally…

The empowerment of women has been problematic within male-dominated societies throughout history, leaving women oppressed and bound by rigid social expectations. Whilst Stoker fails to challenge this confinement in Dracula, Carter opts to demonstrate the power of female sexual expression in The Bloody Chamber. In Dracula, Stoker presents the New Woman as a threat that…

The various representations of vampires that have been imagined throughout the history of Gothic fiction have developed considerably over time, to a point where one could argue that the vampires depicted in Postmodern Gothic texts are a virtually unrecognizable incarnation of their Victorian Gothic counterparts. Though vampires from both eras tend to share the same…

Marxism is a method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a materialist explanation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand class relations and social conflict as well as a dialectical perspective to view social transformation. It originates from the works of 19th-century German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Marxism is presented throughout…

During the late Victorian Era, Britain experienced a controversial period of development where new technology and science threatened the religious beliefs of society. Bram Stokers gothic novel of Dracula (1897) addresses the fears and anxieties brought about by modernisation and highlights the clash between old and new beliefs and values. Stoker incorporates a variation of…

During the late Victorian Era, Britain experienced a controversial period of development where new technology and science threatened the religious beliefs of society. Bram Stokers gothic novel of Dracula (1897) addresses the fears and anxieties brought about by modernisation and highlights the clash between old and new beliefs and values. Stoker incorporates a variation of…

Marxism is a method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a materialist explanation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand class relations and social conflict as well as a dialectical perspective to view social transformation. It originates from the works of 19th-century German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Marxism is presented throughout…

On one hand, Bram Stokers Dracula features a villainous vampire who wishes to impose his demonic way of living on the people of England. Before setting foot in London, he researches Englands language, culture, and geography and while in London, he converts the locals into beings like himself. On the other hand, while entering Draculas…