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T1 The Gothic Tradition in H.P. Lovecraft: An Analysis of “The Call of Cthulhu”
A1 Fernández Ozores, Olivia
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Lovecraft, Howard Phillips - Crítica e interpretación
K1 Novela gótica
AB Gothic Literature awakened in the eighteenth century. It first appeared in GreatBritain as a rebellion against the Neoclassical period, which no longer satisfied the needs ofthe readers nor the wants of the different writers. The Gothic style arrived to the Americancontinent in the last part of the eighteenth century. It was first rejected due to Americanpragmatism; however, writers soon began to adjust the Gothic literary characteristics totheir own cultural features. One of the most recognized American Gothic authors from thetwentieth century was Howard Phillips Lovecraft. His work “The Call of Cthulhu” is aclear exponent of the American Gothic trend. The purpose of this essay is to elaborate adetailed study of the previously mentioned Lovecraft’s short story and provide a thoroughanalysis of the main characteristics by which it is considered a key work of AmericanGothic literature.Keywords: Gothic, American literature, literature of terror, H.P. Lovecraft, “TheCall of Cthulhu”, horror.
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/19076
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/19076
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 19-abr-2024