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Eldritch Supernatural. A Study of Horror in H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. urn:nbn:hr:131:290536
Geček, Goran
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature

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Geček, G. (2020). Eldritch Supernatural. A Study of Horror in H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:290536

Geček, Goran. "Eldritch Supernatural. A Study of Horror in H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:290536

Geček, Goran. "Eldritch Supernatural. A Study of Horror in H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:290536

Geček, G. (2020). 'Eldritch Supernatural. A Study of Horror in H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 09 June 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:290536

Geček G. Eldritch Supernatural. A Study of Horror in H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2020 [cited 2024 June 09] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:290536

G. Geček, "Eldritch Supernatural. A Study of Horror in H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2020. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:290536

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TitleEldritch Supernatural. A Study of Horror in H. P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth
AuthorGoran Geček
MentorIva Polak (mentor)
Committee memberVanja Polić Jurković (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberSven Cvek (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2020-11-02, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
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.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:290536
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL
Course: Literature and Culture
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
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