I first became enamoured with vampire Gothic after reading Bram Stoker's Dracula in high school, but gradually became dissatisfied with the Australian adaptations of the sub-genre. In looking for examples of Australian vampire Gothic, a survey of more than 50 short stories, 23 novels and five movies made by Australians reveals fewer than half were set in an identifiably Australian setting. Even fewer make use of three key, landscape-related tropes of vampire Gothic - darkness, earth and ruins. Why are so few Australian vampire stories set in Australia? In what ways can the metaphorical elements of vampire Gothic be applied to the Sunburnt Country? This paper seeks to answer these questions by examining examples of Australian vampire narratives, including film. Particular attention is given to Mudrooroo's Master of the Ghost Dreaming series which, more than any other Australian novel, succeeds in manipulating and subverting the tropes of vampire Gothic. The process of adaptation of vampire Gothic to the Australian environment, both natural and man-made, is also a core concern of my own novel, Vampires' Bane, which uses earth, darkness and a modern permutation of ruins to explore its metaphorical intentions. Through examining previous works and through my own creative process, Vampires' Bane, I argue that Australia's growing urbanisation can be juxtaposed against the vampire-hostile natural environment to enhance the tropes of vampire Gothic, and make Australia a suitable home for narratives that explore the ongoing evolution of Count Dracula and his many-faceted descendants.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2008.

The theoretical and practical part is dealing with the detail of a czech wall painting with the motif of the Virgin Mary from the peak era of the Middle Ages. The theoretical part introduces the marian theme. It describes its iconography, meaning in art and closely specifies the division of images according to devotional themes. The next part is focused on the description and analysis of the motif of the Virgin Mary the Protector, which is depicted on wall painting in a cloister of the Church of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in České Budějovice. In the practical part is fundamental creation of the relief as a haptic aid for the visually impaired. Created reliefs are polychrome reconstruction of the wall paintings of the above-mentioned motif. The work is supplemented by other materials, implementation procedure, sketches and photo documentation.

Este trabalho busca identificar os edifícios religiosos desenvolvidos entre os anos de 1880 e 1930 na cidade de Curitiba. O estudo parte do aparecimento do gótico e neogótico na Europa e, consequentemente, considera a influência do imigrante europeu na arquitetura religiosa neogótica desenvolvida em Curitiba da virada do século XIX para o XX. Para exemplificar a pesquisa foram selecionadas cinco igrejas que são, a nossos olhos, relevantes para a demonstração da adoção do estilo arquitetônico neogótico. Sendo assim, os cinco exemplares demonstram características particulares, porém inserem-se em um mesmo contexto histórico de caráter neogótico, marcando a influência do imigrante europeu em terras curitibanas. / This study aims at identifying the religious buildings developed between 1880 and 1930 in Curitiba. The study begins with the appearing of the gothic and neo-gothic in Europe and, consequently, it considers the influence of the European immigrant in the neo-gothic religious architecture developed in Curitiba in the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century. To exemplify the research, five churches were selected, which are, in our opinion, relevant to demonstrate the adoption of the neo-gothic architectural style. So, the five examples show peculiar characteristics, but are part of the same historical context of neo-gothic character, pointing out the influence of the European immigrant in the lands of the city of Curitiba.

So far the history of medieval Franciscan Observance has been considered as the history of individual monasteries, or more generally as the history of disputes concerning education, culture and nationality. The aim of the present dissertation is to describe the history in terms of cultural history, to analyze wider issues of architecture regarding monastic buildings of the last big monastic community of The Middle Ages, to describe them and evaluate. The basic structure of the dissertation consists of monographic chapters monitoring the history and building development of fifteen preserved and thirteen extinct monasteries in territory of the Czech monastic province (Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Upper Lusatia). The catalogue part is introduced by chapters summarizing the historical context of Franciscan Observants' activities within a short period between the second half of the 15th century and the first half of the 16th century, during which the Observants of the Czech province experienced both the stage of raise and decay. The history of the order is then followed by an essay on the rules of the process of foundation constructions of the convents, the order rules limiting artwork and mainly the character of the order architecture. Key words Franciscan Observants, Late Gothic Architecture,...

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Este trabalho busca identificar os edifícios religiosos desenvolvidos entre os anos de 1880 e 1930 na cidade de Curitiba. O estudo parte do aparecimento do gótico e neogótico na Europa e, consequentemente, considera a influência do imigrante europeu na arquitetura religiosa neogótica desenvolvida em Curitiba da virada do século XIX para o XX. Para exemplificar a pesquisa foram selecionadas cinco igrejas que são, a nossos olhos, relevantes para a demonstração da adoção do estilo arquitetônico neogótico. Sendo assim, os cinco exemplares demonstram características particulares, porém inserem-se em um mesmo contexto histórico de caráter neogótico, marcando a influência do imigrante europeu em terras curitibanas. / This study aims at identifying the religious buildings developed between 1880 and 1930 in Curitiba. The study begins with the appearing of the gothic and neo-gothic in Europe and, consequently, it considers the influence of the European immigrant in the neo-gothic religious architecture developed in Curitiba in the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century. To exemplify the research, five churches were selected, which are, in our opinion, relevant to demonstrate the adoption of the neo-gothic architectural style. So, the five examples show peculiar characteristics, but are part of the same historical context of neo-gothic character, pointing out the influence of the European immigrant in the lands of the city of Curitiba.

Quel est le lien entre de jeunes et indomptables vampires de la Nouvelle-Orléans, une créature frankensteinienne avec des ciseaux à la place des mains, Alice combattant la Reine Rouge dans un Wonderland effroyable et un ange déchu nommé Cain, version japonaise ? Ténèbres, rébellion et jeunesse semblent se rejoindre dans le même filon. L'objectif de cette thèse de littérature comparée n'est pas simplement de rappeler que les manifestations de la sous-culture Goth est toujours d'actualité mais aussi démontrer le caractère trans-médiatique et transculturel de ce que nous appelons la culture des ténèbres, dans quatre médias différents. Divisé en quatre grands chapitres, ce travail analyse l'importance du premier « vampire moderne », Dracula de Bram Stoker, dans l'émergence de la figure de l'outcast vampirique dans The Vampire Lestat de Anne Rice et Lost Souls de Poppy Z Brite. Le second chapitre étudie la créature frankensteinienne dans le film de Tim Burton, Edward Scissorhands, lequel a su imposer sa propre conception tout en étant sensiblement lié à l'œuvre de Mary Shelley. Le troisième se consacre à l'analyse de la ré-imagination personnelle d'Alice in Wonderland par le concepteur American McGee dans les jeux vidéos American McGee's Alice et Alice Madness Returns. Enfin, nous proposons une étude de la série de manga Goth Cain écrit par Yuki Kaori dans un dernier chapitre. / What is the link between young wild vampires in New Orleans, a frankensteinian creature with scissors for hands, Alice fighting the Red Queen in a twisted Wonderland and a japanese version of a fallen angel named Cain ? Darkness, rebellion and youth seem to converge in the same stream. The purpose of this thesis is not only to recall that Goth subculture is still fashionable but also to discuss on the dark culture transmedia and transculturalism in four different medias. Divided in four chapters, this study analyses the importance of the first « modern » vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula's in the coming-up of the vampire outcast in Anne Rice's Vampire Lestat and Poppy Z Brite's Lost Souls. The second chapter focuses on the creature in Tim Burton's movie Edward Scissorhands which presents an original conception while dealing with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein at the same time. The third chapter analyses American McGee's personal vision of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland in the video games American McGee's Alice and Alice Madness Returns. The last chapter explores Yuki Kaori's Cain Goth manga series.

Este trabalho busca identificar os edifícios religiosos desenvolvidos entre os anos de 1880 e 1930 na cidade de Curitiba. O estudo parte do aparecimento do gótico e neogótico na Europa e, consequentemente, considera a influência do imigrante europeu na arquitetura religiosa neogótica desenvolvida em Curitiba da virada do século XIX para o XX. Para exemplificar a pesquisa foram selecionadas cinco igrejas que são, a nossos olhos, relevantes para a demonstração da adoção do estilo arquitetônico neogótico. Sendo assim, os cinco exemplares demonstram características particulares, porém inserem-se em um mesmo contexto histórico de caráter neogótico, marcando a influência do imigrante europeu em terras curitibanas. / This study aims at identifying the religious buildings developed between 1880 and 1930 in Curitiba. The study begins with the appearing of the gothic and neo-gothic in Europe and, consequently, it considers the influence of the European immigrant in the neo-gothic religious architecture developed in Curitiba in the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century. To exemplify the research, five churches were selected, which are, in our opinion, relevant to demonstrate the adoption of the neo-gothic architectural style. So, the five examples show peculiar characteristics, but are part of the same historical context of neo-gothic character, pointing out the influence of the European immigrant in the lands of the city of Curitiba.

La bit lit, un genre littéraire très contemporain qui associe le récit amoureux et le récit vampirique et s'adresse principalement à un public adolescent féminin, a acquis une visibilité mondiale avec la parution de Twilight de Stephenie Meyer en 2005. Ce mouvement littéraire reprend l'un des thèmes les plus récurrents et centraux des histoires d'amour comme des histoires de vampires occidentales : la construction du féminin, la position attribuée à ce dernier, et ses interactions avec un univers majoritairement hostile et dangereux. Or, malgré des représentations très conservatrices, voire rétrogrades, le genre connaît un succès très important en particulier auprès des jeunes femmes. Il est donc indispensable de s'interroger sur cette apparente contradiction, qui amène des auteures exclusivement de sexe féminin et un lectorat très majoritairement féminin à écrire et lire des récits sentimentaux peu féministes. Pour ce faire, la présente étude se penche sur trois oeuvres de bit lit : Twilight de Stephenie Meyer, The Vampire Diaries de L. J. Smith et House of Night de P. C. et Kristin Cast. Elle s'appuie sur trois approches, les études culturelles et l'étude de la réception, la narratologie, puis les études de genre. Les influences littéraires qui nourrissent les romans, le mode de lecture qu'ils encouragent et les choix narratifs qu'ils déploient sont analysés afin de comprendre ce qu'ils mettent en scène : la rencontre entre le sujet féminin et une conception patriarcale du monde. / Supernatural romance (or 'bit lit' in French) is a contemporary literary genre which associates sen-timental and vampiric stories and is primarily aimed at a female teenage audience. It acquired global visibility in 2005 with the publication of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight. This literary movement takes up one of the most recurring and central themes of Western love stories and vampire stories alike: the construction of the feminine, of its positioning and its interactions with an essentially hos-tile and dangerous environment. Despite very conservative and even reactionary representations, the genre has met a huge success among young women. It is thus necessary to question this ap-parent contradiction: why do exclusively female writers and mostly female readers write and read sentimental stories that can be qualified at best as 'hardly feminist'? To do so, the current study focuses on three supernatural romance series: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith and House of Night by P. C. and Kristin Cast. It relies on three approaches: cultural and reception studies, narratology and gender studies. The literary influences that inform the nov-els, the reading mode they incite and the narrative choices they unfold are analyzed in order to understand how they stage the encounter between the feminine subject and a patriarchal worldview.