ISBN10: 3638844625, ISBN13: 9783638844628, [publisher: GRIN Verlag] Softcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Examination Thesis from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, 57 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: As the title suggests, this paper aims at pointing out the major characteristics of the literature of the fantastic and combining this theoretical approach with a study of the work of one of the most significant representatives of said genre, the American writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937). Consequently, the first major part of this paper is dedicated to a brief study of the genre of fantastic literature in general, particularly the very problematic task of defining its distinctive characteristics. By looking at the fantastic tradition in America (particularly that of New England), including the prevalent features and themes marking the American variety of the fantastic, and highlighting the contribution some eminent American authors have made to the genre, the second part then focuses on the fantastic in American literature. Finally, the third major section of this paper provides a detailed study of the life and work of one of the chief American writers of fantastic prose fiction, H. P. Lovecraft. After an account of Lovecraft's life and personality (including some of the countless misconceptions circulating since his death), ...
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Norderstedt Grin Verlag 2007 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 104 p.

ISBN10: 3638844625, ISBN13: 9783638844628, [publisher: GRIN Verlag] Softcover 104 Seiten Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. 4048458/2 Altersfreigabe FSK ab 0 Jahre Taschenbuch, Größe: 14.8 x 0.6 x 21 cm
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