Power of Language

I found the emphasis on the importance of language in tradition, and ultimately culture, in the “Cultural Nationalism” reading by … More

Spiritualism and the Demonic

Dracula has a spiritually sinister tone through the book, as evident through Dracula’s demon-like nature as a supernatural predator of … More

Dracula in Society

The 1800s were a time of change in Dublin—but this was true for the rest of the world as well. … More

Women, Independence, and Dracula

It is no wonder that Mina Harker is such a strong example of femininity not being an obstacle to strength, … More

Natural Divinity and Gothic Elements in 19th Century Fiction

This week’s readings regarding the Irish Literary Revival, particularly Terrence Brown’s article Cultural Nationalism, have given me a better foundation … More

Bram Stoker’s “Fang-tastic” Epistolary Novel

Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a Gothic horror novel that tells the story of Count Dracula, a supernatural being, who is … More

Myths and Memorials

Pictured Above: Oliver Sheppard’s “The Dying Cúchulain” (1911), given official placement in Dublin’s General Post Office, 1935. In the “Cultural … More

The Importance of Perspectives in Dracula

While reading Bram Stoker’s gothic novel Dracula, I noticed that the novel was primarily formatted as a sequence of diary … More

Suffragettes and the Right to Vote

In 1912 the Irish Home Rule Bill was passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom that would allow Ireland … More

Reporting History as it is.

Reading Siobhán Kilfeather’s Dublin: A Cultural History, especially chapter four, discusses the shift from a union to the famine period … More