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'Terror' & 'Horror' in Dracula
'Terror' and 'Horror' in Dracula
'Terror' and 'Horror' in Dracula
Perhaps one of the reasons for the longevity of Stoker’s novel is its depiction of both Gothic ‘terror’ and ‘horror’.
Satan, hell, vampire words
Satan, hell, vampire words
- In Chapter 1, Jonathan Harker learns of many Romanian words for Satan, hell and vampire.
Dracula's family
Dracula's family
- In Chapter 18, Van Helsing relays the history of Dracula, whose family were known to have “dealings with the Evil One", a concept that would instil fear in pious, Christian readers.
Vlad the Impaler
Vlad the Impaler
- The legend of Dracula is often associated with Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracul, whose brutal reputation is fitting for the graphic, grotesque violence associated with Gothic ‘horror’.
- Vlad the Impaler was a Romanian monarch known for his bloody reign in the 15th century. He ruled over the region of Transylvania.
1Context - Gothic Literature
1.1Origins & Conventions of Gothic Literature
1.2Vampires in Gothic Literature
1.3'Terror' & 'Horror'
1.4Narrative Features
2Context - The Victorian Era
2.1The Victorian Era
3Chapter Summaries & Analyses
4Character Profiles
4.1Archetypal Gothic Characters
4.2Count Dracula
4.3Other Main Characters
4.4Minor Characters
5Key Ideas
6Writing Techniques
7Critical Debates & Interpretations
7.1Initial Reception of Dracula
7.2Modern Reception of Dracula
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1Context - Gothic Literature
1.1Origins & Conventions of Gothic Literature
1.2Vampires in Gothic Literature
1.3'Terror' & 'Horror'
1.4Narrative Features
2Context - The Victorian Era
2.1The Victorian Era
3Chapter Summaries & Analyses
4Character Profiles
4.1Archetypal Gothic Characters
4.2Count Dracula
4.3Other Main Characters
4.4Minor Characters
5Key Ideas
6Writing Techniques
7Critical Debates & Interpretations
7.1Initial Reception of Dracula
7.2Modern Reception of Dracula
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