Ivánkovits Ádám: From imitations to Lovecraftian narratives the main differences between Lovecraft's early and later stories. In: Papers in English and American studies : Tomus XXV. - Distinguished Szeged student papers 2024, (25). pp. 127-143. (2024)
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Howard Phillips Lovecraft is among the most prominent weird fiction writers. His works have such high prestige that in many cases texts discussing the genre do not describe the specific qualities that elevated his narratives above the stories of other writers. Most comparative works in Lovecraft studies either examine his effect on contemporary media or discuss the thematic concerns of his earlier and later stories. While most of Lovecraft’s early stories show similarities with the narratives of his precursors, some already contain important elements that differentiate him from other weird fiction writers. To clearly define what distinguishes his most important works from that of Edgar Allan Poe or Arthur Machen, it is important to examine how these writers used the themes that are also present in Lovecraftian narratives. The most important differences lie in the use of the theme of forbidden knowledge and in the central theme to which it is connected. In Lovecraft’s later stories, forbidden knowledge does not open up opportunities for human beings to defy the rules of nature for selfish ends; instead, it reveals that the laws created by humanity to describe nature are faulty or at least inadequate when applied to the whole of existence. The central theme of the nature of selfknowledge deals with the dreadful feeling this newly gained knowledge evokes in human beings, since they need to redefine their identity as they are displaced from their position at the center of the universe.
| Mű típusa: | Könyv része |
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| Befoglaló folyóirat/kiadvány címe: | Papers in English and American studies : Tomus XXV. - Distinguished Szeged student papers 2024 |
| Dátum: | 2024 |
| Kötet: | 25 |
| ISSN: | 0230-2780 |
| ISBN: | 978-963-306-983-7 |
| Oldalak: | pp. 127-143 |
| Sorozat neve: | Acta Universitatis Szegediensis de Attila József nominatae : papers in english and american studies |
| Nyelv: | angol |
| Közreműködők: | Közreműködés Név NEM RÉSZLETEZETT Lovecraft Howard Phillips |
| Kiadó: | Institute of English & American Studies (IEAS) |
| Kiadás helye: | Szeged |
| Befoglaló mű URL: | https://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/86284/ |
| Kulcsszavak: | Amerikai irodalom története - 20. sz. |
| Megjegyzések: | Bibliogr.: p. 142-143. ; összefoglalás angol nyelven |
| Szakterület: | 06. Bölcsészettudományok 06. Bölcsészettudományok > 06.02. Nyelvek és irodalom |
| Feltöltés dátuma: | 2025. már. 21. 09:39 |
| Utolsó módosítás: | 2025. már. 21. 09:39 |
| URI: | http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/86776 |
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