Bram Stoker's Dracula: Victorian anxieties and fears

Kovač, Valentina

undergraduate thesis

Bram Stoker's Dracula: Victorian anxieties and fears

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015. urn:nbn:hr:142:693334

Kovač, Valentina

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Kovač, V. (2015). Bram Stoker's Dracula: Victorian anxieties and fears (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:693334

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Kovač, Valentina. "Bram Stoker's Dracula: Victorian anxieties and fears." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2015. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:693334

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Kovač, V. (2015). 'Bram Stoker's Dracula: Victorian anxieties and fears', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 01 December 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:693334

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Kovač V. Bram Stoker's Dracula: Victorian anxieties and fears [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2015 [cited 2024 December 01] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:693334

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V. Kovač, "Bram Stoker's Dracula: Victorian anxieties and fears", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2015. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:693334

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Title	Bram Stoker's Dracula: Victorian anxieties and fears
Title (croatian)	Drakula Brama Stokera: viktorijanske tjeskobe i strahovi
Author	Valentina Kovač
Mentor	Ljubica Matek (mentor)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2015-09-30, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a Gothic novel written in the time of Victorian England. England was an imperial force then and almost one-quarter of the earth’s land was part of the British Empire. The Victorian era is a transitional period saturated with old doctrines and a new lifestyle filled with technology. These created the predispositions for fears and anxieties among the Victorians. This paper discusses fears, anxieties, and attitudes of the Victorians towards the changes in their time as they were portrayed in Bram Stoker’s gothic novel. Specifically, this refers to the contrast between science and superstition, the fear of the Foreign, sexuality and homosexuality, and the rise of the New Woman. The contrast between science and superstition was represented by the clash between Eastern European folklore and the industrialization of Britain. Furthermore, England’s numerous colonies contributed to the contact with other nations which brought the fear of a possible reverse colonisation. Sexuality and homosexuality were taboo topics that Stoker approached through the metaphors related to blood. There is a particular focus on female sexuality as women’s interests became the focus of interest in the male-dominated society which led to a change of traditional values and gender roles and the appearance of the so-called New Woman – an opponent to the patriarchal society.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:693334
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: German Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/aprvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) njemačkoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/aprvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) njemačkoga jezika i književnosti)
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