Essays about: "At the Mountains of Madness"

Found 2 essays containing the words At the Mountains of Madness.

  1. 1. Ascending the Mountains of Madness: the Language and Psychology of H.P. Lovecraft

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Daniel Lidman; [2018-03-26]
    Keywords : engelska; H.P. Lovecraft; Dagon; Cthulhu; The Great Ones; Romanticism; Gothic writing; Weird Realism; sublime; first-person narration;

    Abstract : The horror of Howard Philips Lovecraft’s writing lies within the mentality and psychology of his characters. Since he first became prominent, the main criticism against Howard Philips Lovecraft has been that his writing uses too many adjectives, and that his creatures and monsters are vague. READ MORE

  3. 2. Horror, History and You : A Reader-Response Analysis of the Function of History in Two Works of H.P. Lovecraft and Its Relevance for an EFL Classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Anton Sannestam; [2018]
    Keywords : Lovecraft; Reader-response theory; Cultural History; Didactics; The Rats in the Walls; At the Mountains of Madness;

    Abstract : In this essay, reader-response theory is used to explore the application of history in "The Rats in the Walls" and "At the Mountains of Madness" by H.P. Lovecraft.Utilizing the concepts of the informed reader and temporal reading, this essay concludes that Lovecraft used history in two distinct ways. READ MORE