When Bram Stoker wrote it in the late 19th century, it was echoing the fear for this immigration waves of people from Eastern Europe. So Bram Stoker exploited the fear that British people had of migrant workers coming from the East. The metaphor of the blood is the key to understanding all this. And it's easy to read into the whole blood problem that's at the center of Dracula - a scare of sexual transmitted disease.
Here's part 2 of my conversation with "The Son of the Dragon Tamer" in which we talk about these things: - The difference “pleasshure” and “pleasure”, “bio” and “B.O.” - The importance of ‘passion’ in France - Jamie Oliver’s (fake?) cockney accent - British & American English - Corneliu’s experiences in America, his acting and his accent - Corneliu’s learning experiences with a great teacher when he was a child - The interesting course-book which Corneliu used in his English lessons - The myth of ‘the English gentleman’ - Depictions of Englishness in films - Stereotypes of Romania - Romania & Bulgaria’s entry into the EU and the media panic related to migrant workers - Vampires, Dracula and Romania Click here for more information
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