Critic Blurt
TBC
the ending is uncompromisingly feminist vs the other merely recapitulate patterns of patriarchal behaviour - duncker
the anthology is amoral in tone rather than immoral - bettelheim
offer their apparent victims the hope of transformation - thomas
grotesque exposes ‘the brutality of traditional patriarchal attitudes towards women lokke
carter absorbs sade’s misogyny, so she has ‘no conception women’s sexuality as autonomous’ - clark
‘the worst beasts a girl could encounter in the forest are men not animals’ - bidisha
‘just as humans have an animalistic side, so-called monsters have a human side’ - hughes
‘we are encouraged to consider the monster within…surface appearance is just a simulation of humanity’ - hughes
the ending is an uncompromisingly feminist message
the other stories merely recapitulate patriarchal patterns of behaviour - duncker
beasts that are supposed to disgust, they also offer their apparent victims the hope for transformation - hughes
we are encouraged to consider the monster within…’surface appearance is just a simulation of humanity’ - hughes
the worst beasts a girl can encounter in forest are men not animals - bidisha
carter absorbs sade’s misogyny, so she ‘no conception of women’s sexuality as autonomous’ - clark
the grotesque exposes ‘the brutality of patriarchal attitudes towards women’ - lokke
ending is an uncompromisingly feminist message
other stories merely recapitulate patterns of patriarchal behaviour - duncker
beasts that are supposed to disgust they also offer their apparent victims the hope for transformation - hughes
anthology is amoral in tone rather than immoral - bettelheim
the worst beasts a girl could meet in the forest are men - bidisha
the grotesque [exposes] the brutality of traditional patriarchal attitudes towards women’ - lokke
carter has absorbed sade’s misogyny and can therefore have ‘no conception of women’s sexuality as autonomous’ - clark
just as humans have an animalistic side, so-called monsters have human side - hughes
we are encouraged to consider the monster within…surface appearance is just a simulation of humanity - hughes
a plea for a metamorphosis toward more compassion for the elderly - johnston-jones
a plea for a metamorphosis towards more compassion for the elderly - johnston jones
the worst beasts a girl could encounter in the forest are men - bidisha
‘‘the grotseque’ in TBC exposes ‘brutality of traditional patriarchal attitudes towards women’ - lokke
the anthology is amoral in tone rather than immoral - Bettelheim
merely recapitulate patterns of patriarchal behaviour - duncker
vs an uncompromisingly feminist message - duncker
beasts that are supposed to disgust also offer their apparent victims the hope for transformation - hughes
we are encouraged to consider the monster within…surface appearance is just a simulation
carter has absorbed sade’s misogyny and can therefore have ‘no conception of women’s sexuality as autonomous’ - clark
‘just as humans have an animalistic side, so-called monsters have a human side’ - hughes
beasts that are supposed to disgust they also offer their apparent victims the hope for transformation - thomas
we are encouraged to consider the monster within….surface appearance is just a simulation of humanity - hughes
‘the grotesque’ exposes ‘the brutality of traditional patriarchal attitudes towards women’- lokke
‘the worst beasts a girl could encounter in the forest are men’ - bidisha
merely recapitulate patriarchal patterns of behaviour vs the ending is an uncompromisingly feminist message - duncker
offers a plea for a metamorphosis towards more compassion for the elderly - johnstone-jones
the anthology is amoral in tone rather than immoral - bettelheim
carter absorbs sade’s misogyny and can therefore have ‘no conception of women’s sexuality as autonomous’ - clark
just humans have an animalistic side, so-called monsters have a human side - hughes
a plea for a metamorphosis toward more compassion for the elderly - johnston-jones
the grotesque in tbc exposes ‘the brutality…of traditional patriarchal attitudes towards women’ - lokke
the anthology is amoral in tone rather than immoral - bettelheim
ending is an uncompromisingly feminist message vs other stories ‘merely recapitulate patriarchal patterns of behaviour’ - duncker
beasts that should disgust they also offer their victims
the apparent hope for transformation - hughes
we are encouraged to consider the monster within….surface appearance is simulation of humanity - hughes
carter has absorbed sade’s misogyny and therefore has ‘no conception of women’s sexuality as autonomous’ - clark
the worst beasts a girl could encounter in forest are men not animals - bidisha
the worst beasts a girl could encounter in the forest are men, not animals - bidisha
the anthology is amoral in tone rather than immoral - bettelheim
the ending is an uncompromisingly feminist message
v s other stories merely ‘recapitulate patriarchal patterns of behaviour
the grotesque exposes ‘the brutality of patriarchal attitudes towards women’ - dunker
a plea for a metamorphosis toward more compassion for the elderly - johnston-jones
beasts that should disgust also offer their apparent victims the hope for transformation - hughes
we are encouraged to consider the monster within…surface appearance is just a simulation - hughes
carter envisages women’s sensuality simply as a response to male arousal - dunker
the fluidity of carter’s style draws one into her fictional world - lokke
'a woman still cannot escape patriarchal judgement and male violence - bidisha
‘our preliminary unease will eventually be allayed’ - palliser
‘a critique of the idea of adult womanhood sanctioned by patriarchy’ - rose
‘carter envisages female sensuality in response to male desire’
‘women still cannot escape patriarchal judgement and violence
Dracula
‘exotic overtaking english identity’ - kern
‘the threat of rampant sexual desire’ - signorotti
mina is its primary investigator…she becomes its author - ruttigliano
‘jonathan enjoys female passivity whilst awaiting penetration’ - craft
vampire kiss so exciting…it threatens to overwhelm the distinctions of gender - luckhurst
dracula and renfield embody ‘fears of degeneracy’ - pedlar
it is renfield’s madness that allows dracula to make an ally out of him - pedlar
van helsing reassures that victorian readership that there are good, loyal foreigners who know that place - smith
stoker critiques the moral decay of society by illustrating the dire consequences for those who yield to their sexual desires - reeder
dracula acts out the repressed desires of other characters who wish to do what he can' - roth
generates gender fluidity - muskovits
an artistic mistake to fill a whole volume with horrors - 1897 guardian review
a manifestation of a multitude of victorian fears and obsessions - smith
the ambivalent representation of victorian womanhood is one of the most interesting features - cairney
the ‘up-to-dateness of the book…hardly fits in with the medieval methods which ultimately secure the victory for count dracula’s foes’
exotic taking over english identity - kern
stoker’s overriding concern is the threat of rampant female sexual desire - signorotti
dracula acts out the repressed desires of other character who wish to do what he can - roth
vampire kiss…threatens to overwhelm the distinctions of gender - luckhurst
critiques the moral decay of society by illustrating the dire consequences for those who yield to their sexual desires - reeder
jonathan enjoys feminine passivity whilst awaiting the penetration - craft
an artistic mistake to fill a whole volume with horrors - 1897 guardian review
a manifestation of a multitude of victorian fears and obsessions - smith
there are still good loyal foreigners who knew their place - smith
mina is its primary investigator…she becomes its author - rutigliano
symbollically the fears of degeneracy - pedlar
madness that enables dracula to make an ally of renfield - pedlar
the up-to-dateness of the book…hardly fits in with the medieval methods which ultimately secure the victory for Count Dracula’s foes
the ambivalent representation of victorian womanhood’ is one of the most interesting features - cairney
stoker’s overriding concern is the threat of rampant female sexual deisre - signorotti
van helsing serves to remind victorian reader that there are still ‘good loyal foreigners who know their place’ - smith
exotic overtaking his english identity - kern
mina is the primary investigator…she becomes the novel’s author - ruttigliano
dracula is a manifestation of a multitude of victorian fears and obsessions - smith
one of the most interesting aspects of the novel is its ‘ambivalent representations of victorian womanhood’ - cairney
an artistic mistake to fill a whole volume with horrors - guardian 1897
the up-to-dateness of the book….hardly fits the medieval methods’ by which dracula is defeated - the spectator review 1897
madness that enables dracula to make an ally of renfield - pedlar
generates gender fluidity - muskovits
harker enjoys feminine passivity whilst awaiting penetration - craft
dracula acts out the repressed desires of other characters who wish to do what he can - roth
stoker critiques the moral decay of society by illustrating the dire consequences for those who yield to their sexual desires - reeder
the novel articulates symbolically the fear of degeneracy - pedlar
articulates symbolically the fears of degeneracy - pedlar
madness that enables dracula to make an ally of him - pedlar
[dracula is] a manifestation of a multitude of victorian obsessions and anxieties
jonathan enjoys a feminine passivity as he awaits penetration
exotic overtaking his english identity - kern
the threat of female sexual desire - signorotti
mina is the novel primary investigator…she becomes the novel’s author - ruttigliano
generates gender fluidity - muskovits
van helsing reminds victorian readers that there are ‘still good loyal foreigners who know their place’
‘dracula acts out the repressed desires of other characters who wish to do what he can’ - roth
‘stoker critiques the moral decay of society by illustrating the dire consequences for those who yield to their sexual desires - reeder
‘an artistic mistake to fill a whole volume with horrors’ - 1897 guardian
‘the up-to-dateness of the book hardly fits…the medieval methods’ used to secure victory - spectator review 1897
‘the ambivalent representation of Victorian womanhood’ - is one of the most interesting features
the novel articulates symbolically fears of degeneracy - pedlar
madness that allows dracula to make an ally of renfield - pedlar
[dracula is] a manifestation of a multitude of victorian fears and obsessions
mina is the novel’s primary investigator…she becomes its author - ruttigliano
the threat of rampant female sexual desire - signorotti
the exotic overtaking his english identity - kern
jonathan enjoys a feminine passivity whilst awaiting the penetration - craft
van hlesing remindns victorina readers that there are ‘still good loyal foreigners who know their place’
the ambivalent representation of victorian womanhood is one of the novel’s most interesting features - cairney
‘the up-to-dateness of the book…hardly fits in with the medieval methods which ultimately secure the victory for count dracula’s foes’ - spectator 1897
an artistic mistake to fill a whole volume with horrors - 1897 review guardian
generates gender fluidity - musokvits
the novel articulates symbolically fears of degeneracy - pedlar
the threat of rampant female sexual desire - signorotti
exotic taking over his english identity - kern
mina is the novel’s primary investigator…she becomes its author - ruttigliano
madness that enables dracula to make an ally of renfield - pedlar
van helsing serves to remind the victorian readers that there are still ‘good loyal foreigners who know their place’
generates gender fluidity - muskovits
dracula is a manifestation of a multitude of victorian fears and obsessions
jonathan enjoys a feminine passivity whilst he awaits the penetration
an artistic mistake to fill a whole volume with horrors - guardian1897
the up-to-dateness of the book hardly fits with the medieval methods’ that enable them to secure victory - spectator 1897
dracula embodies the fear of the unknown - roberrts
mina appears to adhere to the victim-like stereotype - clamp
‘lack of control and perversion of human desire’ - steveneson (this is what vampires do)
‘mina appears to adhere to the victim-like stereotype’ - clamp
‘lack of control perversion of human desire’ - stevenson
‘generates gender fluidity’ - muskovits’
‘the up-to-dateness of the novel hardly fits the medieval methods’ - spectator 1897
‘an artistic mistake to fill a whole volume with horrors’ - guardian 1897
‘mina is the novel’s primary investigator….she becomes its author’ - ruttigliano
‘the threat of rampant female sexual desire’ - signorotti
dracula is ‘ a manifestations of a multitude of victorian fears and obsessions’ - smith
van helsing reminds the readers there are still ‘good loyal foreigners who know their place’
‘exotic taking over his english identity’ - kern
‘the novel symbolically articulates fears of degeneracy’ - pedlar
‘madness that enables dracula to make an ally of renfield’ - pedlar