The Vampyre

The thesis paper by Astrid van der Baan titled “Masters of the Mind A Study of Vampiric Desire, Corruption, and Obsession in Polidori's The Vampyre, Coleridge's Christabel, and Le Fanu's Carmilla” was a source although I am not entirely sure I could use was a good template to help connect theories that I had about text. Additionally, the text although a thesis also had various work cited that

Bram Stoker and his Famous Count Wampyr Abraham (Bram) Stoker was and still is an influential writer. His most famous work “Dracula” exemplifies Stoker’s unique writing style as well as how dependent on other authors his writing was. Stoker’s “Dracula” also shows how the time period Stoker was raised and lived in, and the religious nature of the world at the time, influenced Stoker to write such a polarizing novel. “Dracula” is still being studied today as it is influencing today’s authors to think

Another Strange Woman In The Attic The always clever and cunning Sherlock Holmes manages to crack another case in Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story named The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire. The short story is part of twelve Sherlock Holmes stories, which were collected between the years 1921-1927 and published under the name The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. The intricate short stories were first published in January 1924 by The Strand Magazine in London, and they proved to be immensely popular

Analysis of Dracula Although Dracula was not the first vampire novel, the effect that Bram Stoker’s creation had on the vampire genre is undisputable. At the time, it was written intellectual revelations during the 19th century had begun to change what people fear. Archaic legends like vampire stories no longer inspired terror in industrializing areas like Britain. What made Dracula widely successful was the incorporation of modern themes and anxieties with the renowned archetype of the vampire

gloom, and glittering eyes of fear moving where all else was still...”. This seems to be a subconscious understanding in young Jane that she is not the same as those around her and indeed as an orphan with no money this is certainly the case. The “Vampyre” Bertha and the “Spirit” Jane are two heads of the same coin and Bronte uses fantasy and fairytale to show this to us. Furthermore this connection could be interpreted as subtle foreshadowing for the emergence of Bertha that may only be caught on

Throughout history, cultures and societies across the globe have used monsters or any sort of creature to exemplify anxieties and fears that they have. The same can be said for works of literature and art. These authors use these anxieties, personify them, and use them to exaggerate the fears of the readers. In short, the monsters/creatures that are created in each literary era depict and personify the biggest fears and viewpoints of the society that it was written in. In the case of the Victorian/Romantic

freakshow of immoral qualities and traits, the humanity behind her is lost, and an exaggerated caricature is formed. “Racial otherness and deformity became related phenomena and [are] treated as such” when Bertha’s features become equated with those of a vampyre, and the denigration of foreign traits only grows stronger. (Chen 2) While Charlotte Bronte does not seem to be doing this intentionally -- she clearly condemns racist acts such slaveholding and oppression through the countless analogies of Jane feeling

All throughout history, cultures and societies across the globe have utilized monsters and creature to illustrate anxieties and fears that they possess. The same can be said for works of literature and art. These authors use these anxieties, personify them, and use them to exaggerate the fears of the readers. In short, the monsters/creatures that are developed in each literary era render and personify the biggest anxieties and viewpoints of the society that shaped the monster/creature In the case

Ideas, beliefs, and theories of monsters have been a part of culture since the dawn of mankind. Over time, these gothic entities transformed into specific characters with names, features, and appearances. One particular monster that sustained themselves over time have been vampires. In fact, stories of vampires have been with civilization for centuries. The exact origin of vampires is unknown and there have been many speculations and theories of these monsters’ origins. Many scholars believe

back for centuries in human folklore. The first Anglicized representations of the creature in literature date back to the English poetry of the early 1700s, and were then followed in the fiction genre by such works as John William Polidori’s The Vampyre, Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla, and of course, Bram Stoker’s Dracula. For the audiences of the 18th century, vampires embodied many of the following common fears shared between the people: of illness, both mental and epidemic, of an embraced sexuality