Eldritch Supernatural. A Study of Horror in H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth

diplomski rad

• Autor: Goran Geček
• Mentor: Iva Polak (mentor)
• Član povjerenstva: Vanja Polić Jurković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Član povjerenstva: Sven Cvek (član povjerenstva)
• Ustanova koja je dodijelila akademski / stručni stupanj: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Filozofski fakultet; (Odsjek za anglistiku); Zagreb
• Datum i država obrane: 2020-11-02, Hrvatska
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: HUMANISTIČKE ZNANOSTI; Filologija; Anglistika

Sažetak

Howard Phillips Lovecraft is considered to be one of the most influential writers and prominent innovators of the horror genre. This paper analyses the notion and origin of Lovecraftian horror by comparing Lovecraft’s novella The Shadow over Innsmouth to the structure and themes commonly found in classic folk tales and defining what elements set it apart from it, relying mostly on the theoretical framework provided by H. P. Lovecraft, Christine Brooke-Rose, Rosemary Jackson, Sigmund Freud, Vladimir Propp and Tzvetan Todorov. Significant attention is also given to Lovecraft’s essay “Supernatural Horror in Literature” which contains the author’s vast knowledge of the supernatural horror genre as well as his thoughts on what narratives of supernatural horror should contain and deal with. The paper determines whether The Shadow over Innsmouth contains those elements proposed by Lovecraft that define it as work of true supernatural horror. The paper also examines the way Lovecraft deals with common themes in fantastic literature, such as the unconscious desire, deviant sexuality and the characters’ perception of themselves. Lastly, the paper also briefly presents the notion of the philosophy of cosmicism and the cosmic horror genre together with the elements of Lovecraft’s fiction that make it unique and which have made the author the undisputed authority of supernatural horror.

• Ključne riječi: Lovecraftian horror; literary codes; the uncanny; themes of the self and the other; cosmicism
• Jezik: engleski
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:290536
• Studijski program: Naziv: Anglistika (dvopredmetni); smjerovi: lingvistički, književno-kulturološki, prevoditeljski, nastavnički; Smjer: književno-kulturološki; Vrsta studija: sveučilišni; Stupanj studija: diplomski; Akademski / stručni naziv: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (mag. philol. ang.)
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Način izrade datoteke: Izvorno digitalna
• Prava pristupa: Pristup korisnicima matične ustanove
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2020-11-24 12:05:26