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Titill: 
  • Titill er á ensku Fatal Attraction: Comparing Sexualities in Dracula, The Vampire Chronicles, and The Twilight Saga
Námsstig: 
  • Bakkalár
Útdráttur: 
  • The vampire myth has prevailed for centuries inspiring awe in the human race. Consequently, the myth was eventually adapted into literature in the mid-eighteenth century, and has since become a prominent figure in popular culture. Essentially, the vampire originally embodied human fear and continues to do so in literature in the form of sexual taboos. This essay analyses and compares the sexualities in three leading works of vampire fiction; Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Anne Rice’s first two books of The Vampire Chronicles, and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga. All three works of fiction explore human sexuality through the vampire, portraying what is acceptable at each time in history (turn of the 20th century, late 20th century, and early 21st century) and in the eyes of the author. Thus Bram Stoker uses Dracula to express his closeted homosexuality without the danger of being exposed, which could certainly be dangerous considering the homophobia of the time. Anne Rice explores her own homoerotic fantasies in The Vampire Chronicles and Stephenie Meyer uses her Twilight Saga to encourage abstinence in her young readers.

Samþykkt: 
  • 10.1.2013
URI: 
  • http://hdl.handle.net/1946/13691


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