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2017
Interpretation of Vampire Fiction from the Queer Theory Perspective
ADAMOVÁ, DianaBasic information
Original name
Interpretation of Vampire Fiction from the Queer Theory Perspective
Authors
ADAMOVÁ, Diana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
1. vyd. Opava, Modern Approaches to Text Analysis and Interpretation; Moderne Herangehensweisen an die Textanalyse und -Interpretation, p. 96 - 111, 16 pp. 2017
Publisher
Slezská univerzita v Opavě
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study
60204 General literature studies
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form
printed version "print"
RIV identification code
RIV/47813059:19240/17:A0000081
Organization unit
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
ISBN
978-80-7510-249-2
Keywords in English
Gothic; vampires; transgressive; homosexual; Carmilla; Dracula; Interview with the Vampire
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Reviewed
Changed: 25/3/2018 11:50, doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
This paper deals with the interpretation of three novels, Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu, Dracula by Bram Stoker, and Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice from the perspective of the Queer theory. The first part focuses on the theory of transgressive sexuality of vampires and its significance in Gothic fiction. Then the novella Carmilla is introduced as an example of lesbian vampire fiction, and presents the way compulsory heterosexuality is imposed on women. Further, two novels representing homoerotic vampire fiction, Dracula and Interview with the Vampire, are analyzed. Dracula is presented as a therapeutic means for Stoker, who is considered a closeted homosexual by modern critics. Interview with the Vampire demonstrates Rice´s skill to balance between homosocial and homosexual features.