Fangs and seduction: monstrosity and desire in Théophile Gautier’s La Morte Amoureuse and Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla

Authors

  • Alanis Zambrini Gonçalves Universidade Estadual de Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1769.mag.2023.214138

Keywords:

Vampires, Monstrosity, Carmilla, La Morte Amoureuse

Abstract

Through two narratives about vampires, being them La Morte Amoureuse (1836), by Théophile Gautier and Carmilla (1872), by Sheridan Le Fanu, this paper intends to study how monstrosity is articulated in these narratives, mainly considering the idea of moral monstrosity, as well as the relationship between the monster and desire, considering the inherent seduction that permeates the figure of the vampire, especially regarding the feeling of disgust and desire generated by the monster. Thus, this paper seeks to show a brief history of the vampire in literary culture, in which the creature moves from folklore to the figure of the aristocratic and seductive vampire. Likewise, it intends to understand the way monstrosity is exposed in both works and how it is related to the feeling of desire and seduction.

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Author Biography

  • Alanis Zambrini Gonçalves, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

    Alanis Zambrini Gonçalves é doutoranda em Teoria e História Literária pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). É bacharela em Estudos Literários e licenciada em Letras pela UNICAMP, onde também adquiriu o título de mestra em Teoria e História Literária. Possui pesquisas relacionadas à Literatura Gótica e à Literatura Inglesa. Contato: alaniszambrini@hotmail.com. 

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Published

2023-11-20

Issue

Section

Tema livre

How to Cite

Gonçalves, A. Z. (2023). Fangs and seduction: monstrosity and desire in Théophile Gautier’s La Morte Amoureuse and Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla. Magma, 19, 92-109. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1769.mag.2023.214138