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Abraham Bram Stoker, born in Dublin on November 8, 1847, was an Irish novelist, theatre critic and short story writer. As a child, Stoker was often ill and he spent most of his time in bed. His mother, who was as a charity worker and a writer, told him horror stories that, most likely, had influenced his later writings. The ones he found most interesting were the stories about the cholera epidemic in 1832, which killed thousands of people in Europe and North America. In 1864, Stoker enrolled at the

Dracula encompasses how Victorians wanted to live and hard truths about Victorian fears. Victorians were people who lived by set limits and their own morals. In Bram Stoker’s novel, his characters embody how Victorians should and should not be. Victorians biggest fear is their morals being affected. In Leila May’s article “Foul things of the Night’: Dread in the Victorian Body", she backs up this claim by stating

The novel Dracula had, and still has an immense effect on horror through its use of literary elements which are observable in horror movies. Bram Stoker's Dracula was revolutionary in its use of literary devices such as dramatic irony, to convey suspense, and the use of sexuality in literature. These devices were adapted to film in early horror movies and continue to appear till today. Dracula was very influential to the film industry when it comes to horror movies because horror movies draw a lot

rosary object itself, but the thought of what the object actually is. Bram Stoker’s version of Dracula was associated with a Christian theme. Dracula was evil which would typically not be associated with anything Christian like so he was opposed to it. The article that was the most appealing to me relating to Dracula and religion is called “Vampire Religion” by Christopher Herbert. The article expressed the religious symbols in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The article also discussed how the people of Transylvania

Bram Stoker’s Dracula was written in 1897. This was a time that the Victorian era and its values were changing and meeting their ends. The male-dominant world was evolving to an equal opportunity society. This meant women were no longer oppressed and limited socially, educationally, economically, or even sexually. The end of the Victorian era also called for growth in technology and medicines. Old ideas were diminishing while new ideas of the world were flourishing. Whether it be the pro femininity

Dracula is a work of fantasy published by Bram Stoker. Its uncanny success comes from its capability to play on all-inclusive human fears. The novel is a reflection of the anxieties and fears which troubled his era; the figure of Count Dracula is both a timeless vision of evil and the incarnation of turn-of-the-century England's strongest fears. The 1992 movie “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” is an adaptation of the 1897 book. This movie is not the traditional monster movie you would expect at first like

Manner of man is this, or what manner of creature is it in the semblance of a man?” (Stoker 23). In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, decrepitness is shown by a creature that is slowly decaying and the only way to be youthful or to be rejuvenated is to take the life of others and send them to an endless life of decay. This creature, Dracula, preys on the weaker, perfect Victorian. In the epistolary novel, Dracula, Bram Stoker drills an image of decay and destruction into the audience to show juxtaposition between

Darcula Abraham "Bram" Stoker was conceived on 8 November 1847 in Clontarf, Ireland. In 1864 he entered Trinity College, in the wake of graduating with distinction in 1870 he emulated his dad's example and joined the Civil Service with Dublin Castle. In 1878 Stoker wedded a performer named Florence Balcombe whom he had a child with, Irving Noel Thornley. Stoker got to be familiar with numerous performing artists and other remarkable creators of the time as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, and

During the 19th century, legends and stories of vampires swept over Europe. It was near the end of this century that Bram Stoker wrote his famous novel Dracula. His novel became so famous that it is near impossible to not know the name Dracula. Although Mr. Stoker’s novel is very well known, many wonder where his inspiration for Count Dracula came from. There are many different theories ranging from historical figures to legends and even illnesses. Many believe that Stoker based his character Dracula

Dracula: Productive Fear The ‘anxieties of empire’ depicted within Bram Stoker’s Dracula have gathered immense criticism and attention from enthusiasts and scholars. The publication of Stoker’s novel in 1897 was in a period experiencing heightened nationalism together with imperial decadence. Friedrich Kittler claims that Jonathan Harker, the English solicitor visiting Count Dracula, was an imperial spy (Kittler, 60). Patrick Brantlinger fruitfully identifies the novel as ‘a piece of imperial Gothicism’