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1. 1. Dracula vs. the Beetle : How Science is Used as a Rhetorical Tool to Bring the Monsters to Life

   University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL

   Author : Martin Thernlund; [2012]
   Keywords : Dracula; The Beetle; Science in literature;

   Abstract : This essay is a cultural/historical analysis of the role of science in the books Dracula by Bram Stoker and The Beetle by Richard Marsh. The aim is to investigate how science is used to lessen the amount of critical judgment the reader has to suspend while reading these two Gothic stories, as well as identifying what contexts science is part of. READ MORE