The vampire has been a mysterious and enticing figure since its entrance into popular culture‚ usually regarded as the tale Dracula written in 1897 by Bram Stoker. Stoker‚ and later Anne Rice‚ as well as many other writers and directors have capitalized on the fascination the public has with these dark creatures of the night. Whether they are in books or on the big screen vampires capture our imagination‚ tantalizing us with a taste of the darker side of life. But if vampires are so dark and so
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Dracula by Bram Stoker and The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe Any text that is composed is written to fit into the society that it is written for. A genre must evolve and modernise itself to remain relevant and interesting to the target audience. In “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allen Poe and “Dracula” by Bram Stoker‚ the composers have both adapted their stories to appeal the people of their time. “Dracula” by Bram Stoker used many of the conventions of the gothic genre to appeal to the Victorian
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Bram Stoker - Dracula – 1897 Neil Jordan – Interview With The Vampire – 1994 “So there are no Vampires in Transylvania‚ no Count Dracula? All fictions my friend‚ fictions of a demented Irishman” Good morning students and welcome to my class on New Texts for New Contexts. I just quoted Neil Jordan’s film Interview with the Vampire. This modern appropriation of Bram Stokers traditional Dracula narrative is the perfect example of how composers keep texts alive. Stokers Dracula written in 1897 is
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‘In Dracula‚ Lucy represents a 19th century ideal of femininity‚ whereas Mina embodies a more modern view of the role of women’. To what extent do you agree? Stoker’s presentation of the differences between Mina and Lucy provokes the debate about whether Lucy is intended to represent a traditional female role‚ with Mina being her modern counterpart. A typical depiction of life for a 19th century woman involved staying at home to look after their families; whereas‚ 20th century women secured
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remain firmly within the genre. Discuss Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ and at least one of the films you have studied. FW Murnau’s 1921 film Nosferatu is an appropriation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula. Despite it being an appropriation‚ explicit gothic conventions remain evident‚ which explore societal fears and values. These fears and values differ from Dracula‚ due to distinct contextual influences of different time periods. Stoker’s novel Dracula‚ presents the fear of female promiscuity‚ for which
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Additionally‚ Carmilla feeds off of young women‚ just as Dracula does. She exerts an agency that is not socially permissible‚ since she‚ as a female‚ is the predator and not the prey. Carmilla’s physical appearance causes much anxiety‚ as she comes across as innocently as other women and therefore undetectable‚ just as new ideas were spread amongst women. She is even stronger than the men‚ which is explicitly stated in her encounter with the general‚ in which Carmilla’s hand is compared to a “vice
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representing this change. Three movies that exemplify the aspect of change within the two features are‚ Dracula (1931) directed by Tod Browning‚ Fright Night (1985) directed Tom Holland and Twilight (2008) directed by Katherine Hardwicke. These three movies represent the change in the genre and society itself. The film Dracula directed by Tod Browning is the story of legendary vampire Dracula. Dracula was the first ever vampire film and therefore the audience of 1931 was not desensitised to the idea
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Rhetorical Analysis (Women and Vampires: Nightmare or Utopia?) In our modern society‚ the term “vampire” has been stretched among such an enormous range of roles that it becomes almost impossible to accurately describe them. The recent trend of vampires and werewolves has taken a hold over pop culture‚ drawing mass amounts of attention over a huge audience. As I read the title of the essay‚ I feared I was in for a lecture on Twilight and the feminine roles in the stories. However‚ the author‚ Judith
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myths and rumors that she hears from adults and children alike. He is like the not real monster in Scout’s closet. However‚ when she begins to see the ugly reality of people around her then she realizes the real monsters are the anger and hate and xenophobia living in those around
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throughout the years. In the Bela Lugosi film of Dracula there are clearly many differences from the novel by Bram Stocker. For example‚ in the film‚ Dracula’s appearance is much different then that of the description in the novel. In the novel Dracula is described to appear old with pale skin and a white moustache. In the film however‚ Dracula is portrayed a young looking man with sleek hair and a face clear of any facial hair. In the novel when Dracula is seen in London for the first time‚ he is characterized
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