Victorian Sexuality in Stoker’s Dracula, LeFanu’s Carmilla, and Polidori’s Vampyre

Victorian women's sex in Stoker's Dracula, LeFanu's Carmilla and Polidori's Vampyre literature represents its production period. Literature can reflect social views, attitudes and fears. In particular, vampire literature often represents fear of society. Victorian era, age of severe sexual oppression, the vampire story is very common, reflecting the fear of sex. In stark contrast to women who respect and comply with social norms in the community, Brac Stoker's Dracula expresses fear of sexual women.

The first British vampire story was published in the 19th century. The most impressive story of this era is The Vampyre (1819), J. It was John Polidori. Sheridan Le Funu's Carmilla (1872) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) (Melton xxiii-xxiv). In the 20th century, the United States became the focus of the Vampire Story (Abbott 6), and there was a specific resonance in the type of horror, fantasy, and mystery. Eventually, the story related to the vampire became popular with the penetration of the romantic teenage drama type that reaches the climax with modern pop culture. In the past decade, successful films and TV series such as the Twilight Saga movie series, Buffy - Vampire Slayer, Angel, Real Blood, or Vampire Diaries created primarily "Vampire hyper" for girls (205 age)

The charm of contemporary novels and complex vampires were born in 1819, published by John Polydri "Vampire"; this story is definitely the most influential vampire work in the early 19th century. Bram Stoker 's 1897 novel Dracula is memorized as a typical vampire novel and was published after Joseph Sheridan Lufanu' s 1872 novel Carmilla, but provides the legendary base of modern vampires. The success of this book has created unique vampire types that are still popular in the 21st century, such as books, movies, TV programs, video games. Since then, the vampire has become the dominant figure of the type of horror