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Bram Stoker, Dracula and the Irish Dimension
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This chapter considers 'Irish' readings of Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), a novel that is not set in Ireland and in which there are no Irish characters. It argues that situating both Stoker himself and his most significant novel in the context of post-Famine providentialism can help avoid both parochial narrowness in criticism, and provide an Irish 'dimension' that is helpful in understanding the theological concerns of the text. The chapter also examines recent research that suggests that Stoker may have first encountered the historical Dracula, not in his visit to the Whitby public library while conducting research for his novel, but in trips to Marsh’s Library in Dublin during his teenage years.
Title: Bram Stoker, Dracula and the Irish Dimension
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This chapter considers 'Irish' readings of Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), a novel that is not set in Ireland and in which there are no Irish characters.
It argues that situating both Stoker himself and his most significant novel in the context of post-Famine providentialism can help avoid both parochial narrowness in criticism, and provide an Irish 'dimension' that is helpful in understanding the theological concerns of the text.
The chapter also examines recent research that suggests that Stoker may have first encountered the historical Dracula, not in his visit to the Whitby public library while conducting research for his novel, but in trips to Marsh’s Library in Dublin during his teenage years.
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