Laura (character)
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Laura is the naive yet perceptive young woman who narrates and experiences the mysterious, seductive relationship at the heart of Sheridan Le Fanu’s Gothic vampire novella "Carmilla."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laura | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ narrator ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| age | young woman ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Carmilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInPublication | The Dark Blue magazine (serialized form of Carmilla) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early lesbian vampire tradition ⓘ |
| centralRelationshipWith | Carmilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Sheridan Le Fanu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
lonely
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naive ⓘ perceptive ⓘ sheltered ⓘ |
| experiences |
mysterious illness
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strange dreams ⓘ supernatural visitations ⓘ |
| familyBackground | aristocratic ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1872 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
ⓘ
vampire fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeNameInScholarship | Laura of Styria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParent | Laura's father ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of female vampire victims ⓘ |
| isTargetOf | vampiric attacks ⓘ |
| isVictimOf | Carmilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrates | the discovery and destruction of Carmilla ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | retrospective account ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| publicationCountryOfWork | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithCarmilla |
intimate friendship
GENERATED
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seductive bond GENERATED ⓘ victim–predator dynamic GENERATED ⓘ |
| residesIn | Styria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | primary focalizer of events ⓘ |
| settingContext | remote Central European castle ⓘ |
| sexuality | queer-coded ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
Gothic horror
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female same-sex desire ⓘ innocence and corruption ⓘ repressed sexuality ⓘ vampirism ⓘ |
| workAuthorFullName | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | novella ⓘ |
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