One of the aspects which fascinated me the most about Dracula is the way in which it brings together the … More
Month: April 2020
Rebellion, Feminism, Vampires, and a Trip to the General Post Office. Oh my!
Today’s visit brought a detour to Dublin’s General Post Office, a site of much historical activity. For example, you can … More
Dracula and The Irish Literary Revival
Brown’s “Cultural Nationalism” traces the forces that shaped Ireland’s cultural and literary atmospheres during the late 19th and early 20th … More
The Invasion of the Other in Dracula
Reading Stoker’s Dracula made me think immensely about the theme of the other and to what extent the Count was … More
Dracula and the Famine’s Trauma
When reading Siobhán Kilfeather’s overview of the Irish Famine in Dublin: A Cultural History, I was struck by one line … More
Irish Literary Movement and the Influence on Dracula
This week I got to explore and comprehend more on the history of Irish literature in the late nineteenth centuries … More
“Insubstantial vs. Substantial” in Dracula, and how this reflects fantasy in the Irish Literary Revival.
In reading Terence Brown’s excerpt “Cultural Nationalism 1880-1930”, in conjunction with Siobhan Kilfeather’s Dublin: A Cultural History, I was interested … More
Revolutionary Geography
“Walking” around in my own virtual exploration of Dublin’s architectural features, I made my way to Dublin Castle. Dublin castle … More
Influence of Literature and Language on Cultural Nationalism in Present Day
While reading Brown’s Cultural Nationalism, one idea that particularly stood out to me was their emphasis on nationalistic literature and … More
West and East // Familiar and Strange
From the moment I began reading Terrence Brown’s “Cultural Nationalism,” I immediately made connections to Dracula. Brown’s text dives deep … More
