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H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)

H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937). Daniel Steele Eng 205. Themes. Monsters Madness Mortal Man vs. Cosmic power. Stories of the Mythos. The Call of Cthulhu

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H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)

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  1. H.P. Lovecraft(1890-1937) • Daniel Steele • Eng 205

  2. Themes Monsters Madness Mortal Man vs. Cosmic power

  3. Stories of the Mythos • The Call of Cthulhu • Francis Wayland Thurston looking through his deceased granduncle’s notes discovers information about a cult that worships “The Great One” Cthulhu • The Dunwich Horror • Disfigured Wilbur Whateley and his sorcerer grandfather attempt to summon the Old Ones to this world by feeding their harbinger Yog-Sothoth • The Shadow Out of Time • Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, possessed by a member of The Great Race of Yith, is viewed as insane by those around him but has been shown awesome things and places by the being controlling him

  4. Quotes • “Now all my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance in the vast cosmos-at-large” –H.P. Lovecraft • “It seemed to be a sort of monster, or symbol representing a monster, of a form which only a diseased fancy could conceive.” –The Call of Cthulhu • “…I concluded that their intelligence was enormously greater than man’s.” –The Shadow Out of Time

  5. Ph’ngluimglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyehwgah’naglfhtagn

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