Women Suck

Forestell, Eleanor. “Women Suck”, Boston College, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109656.
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Abstract

This thesis examines the ways two Victorian authors employed the literary vampire to respond to contemporary anxieties regarding women and their role in society. The primary texts of interest in this thesis are Florence Marryat's 1897 novel The Blood of the Vampire and Sheridan LeFanu’s 1872 novella Carmilla. This thesis explores the way each story frames the vampire’s gender, sexuality, and racial background through the lens of her monstrosity.

Title
Women Suck: Women as Vampires in Victorian Fiction
Author
Forestell, Eleanor
School
Arts and Sciences
Discipline
English
Publisher
Boston College
Date Issued
2023
Genre
thesis
Degree Level
Bachelors
Degree Name
BA
Thesis Advisor
Richardson, Alan
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109656
Use Restrictions
Copyright is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
Subject
Vampires
The Blood of the Vampire
Carmilla
Victorian Literature
Gothic Literature
Female Vampires

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