| | |Fin de Siècle Writing and Culture. | Discuss any two fictional texts studied in the light of fin de siècle theories of degeneration. The era of the Victorian fin de siècle ‘…from the 1880s to the end of the century…generated an enormous amount of scientific and cultural debate concerning the future civilisation and the human race itself.’[1] It was an era of technical progress, Imperial gain, and a nation at the pinnacle
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the resources of entertainment producers and a capitalist society focused on building revenue. Nosferato vampires compared to modern vampires: In Nosferatu, the most important and popular element in the movie was the accuracy of Dracula/Count Orlok. The description in the book matches the actors portrayal, “…a tall old man, clean shaven save for a long white mustache, and clad in black from head to foot, without a single speck of colour about him anywhere,” (Stoker, 21). Later
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“The role of women in the gothic genre is as victims, always subject to male authority.” Compare and contrast the extent to which this interpretation is relevant to your three chosen texts. “The wolf consumes red riding hood – what else can you expect if you talk to strange men, comments Perrault briskly. Let’s not bother our heads with the mysteries of sadomasochistic attraction” Angela Carter; Foreword to Perrault’s Short Stories. In much of today’s feminist writings, the Gothic era is
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In Bram Stoker's Dracula, the most blatant and powerful symbol is blood. He takes the blood that means so much to the believers of this legend and has it represent more than even they could imagine. Blood is the main object associated with vampires and vampirism. From a mythical standpoint, it is the basis of life for the vampires as they feed off of the blood of young, vibrant souls. From a more scientific standpoint blood is what would drip out of the corpse's mouth when family members would dig
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You cannot talk about the development of the vampire hunters without talking about the development of the vampires themselves. Vampires have changed and developed so much since the days of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. They’ve turned from creatures of the night that you feared would turn you into something unspeakable and kill you to something that you long to be. They’re no longer feared but desired. You can’t talk about the development of vampire hunters without speaking of where vampires first started
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The Diversity of the Mythological Creature Vampire Through Time and History It’s been a hundred years since Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and the vampire and its tales have swept the world in a whirlwind craze. Since, there has always been a fascination with the mystery of a vampire. Someone wearing plastic fangs, a cape, and black evening clothes will instantly remind you of the mythological creature. The much feared creature is and was portrayed in a number of ways. In the early days when
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Dracula In the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker Dracula wishes to buy an estate in London. He plans on moving from Transylvania to the great city of London that is growing and becoming more modern and industrialized. He now lives in his castle that is hidden away in the forest and has many mysterious rooms. Dracula has lured Jonathan Harker into coming to his castle with the intentions of finding a home in London. He speaks with Harker about London and its beauty saying that he wants to learn to
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a book like Catcher in The Rye, and instead read something that expands the mind’s imagination. The contrary to the book that affirms one’s emotions and ideas is the book that challenges one’s conception of reality. A book such as Bram Stoker’s Dracula has the unique ability to really push the envelope on one’s conception of reality. Stoker undergoes writing a novel, which completely strays from what was believed to be the reality of that time. Late Victorian England was dominated by the belief
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of the novel Dracula and in two Edgar Allen Poe poems, such as, "Annabel Lee" and "The Sleeper". These all have clear themes of sexuality in each though some parts are different, however, they all have similar traits. These three texts are alike not just because they have the theme of sexuality but they all deal with the death of a lady and how the main characters of these texts are attracted to their death which is preceived as uncanny. In the book Dracula by Bram Stoker Dracula is a vampire
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Running Head: DRACULA “I Never Drink Wine” C. S Intro to Film “I Never Drink Wine”, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) Director, France Ford Coppola~ A Director according to Goodykoontz in Film: From Watching to Seeing, by definition is “the person with the ultimate responsibility for the overall film.” While this may not sound all that difficult given the fact that there are many, many crew members involved in the making of a film and all have there own unique, various job descriptions to
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