Bloodborne: The Myth of Enlightenment
A brief overview by BobafrigginFeet H ere I will be going over some of the reasons why Bloodborne is not simply an adaptation and amalgamation of Dracula and the Lovecraft mythopoeia, but going towards the roots of these horror stories, why it is also a parody of the tragic failure of the philosophy of the European Enlightenment or Age of Reason akin to Doctor Faust. Setting : For most people today it is easy to shrug off the setting because most people do not see its significance. The gas lit cobblestones of Yharnam and its architecture that is distinguishably influenced by real world settings of late 18th century cities of London, Paris, Edinburgh, Cologne, Transylvania, etc. are a testament as to how one could describe the zeitgeist of its fictional population. There is undoubtedly 18th century European fashion, 18th century European accents, an original soundtrack inspired by classical music particularly those of the Romantic era, 18th century European...