Abstract

The article proposes a reading of Bram Stoker’s Dracula analyzing the imagery in the novel in accordance with the Diurnal Order of the Image (DURAND, 1999), a perspective that encompasses images within three antithetical dichotomies: the theriomorphic and diæretic images (respectively related to an animal archetypology and to the devices and weapons of the hero), the nyctomorphic and spectacular images (related to darkness and light) and catamorphic and ascensional images, which are connected to falling and rising. The conclusion highlights the universality in the imagery Stoker employs in his work, which explains Dracula’s timelessness and power. KEYWORDS : Dracula; Victorian literature; diurnal order of the image; vampire fiction. ">

Details

Title
THE DIURNAL ORDER OF THE IMAGE IN DRACULA, BY BRAM STOKER
Author
Claudio Vescia Zanini
Pages
14
Section
Artigos
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Instituto de Letras
ISSN
01026267
e-ISSN
22388915
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
2456630220
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.