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1	”But alas – where are any Lovecraft pieces?” : En narratologisk undersökning av H.P. Lovecrafts noveller Löfling, Emil January 2013 (has links) Uppsatsen undersöker H.P. Lovecrafts noveller "The Shadow out of Time" och "The Outsider" ur ett narratologiskt perspektiv med syftet att hitta återkommande narratologiska mönster i de två novellerna. lovecraft narratologi
2	Racialist Nightmares : The Lovecraftian Fear of the Other Andersson, Frida January 2017 (has links) No description available. Racialism nightmares Lovecraft
3	Racism and fear in H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth / Rasism och rädsla i H.P. Lovecrafts Skuggan över Innsmouth Pettersson, Mattias January 2016 (has links) The purpose of this essay is to show how elements of racism and xenophobia manifest themselves in H.P. Lovecraft’s 1931 novella The Shadow over Innsmouth. Through a close reading of the text, I show how these two matters contribute to creating fear and horror in the story. In addition to the analysis of the text I also relate the elements found in the text to letters and essays written by Lovecraft to show how several aspects of the novella contribute to the theme of racism and xenophobia. Throughout the essay I suggest how topics such as miscegenation, the vilification of another race of people and even the landscape itself mesh together to form the basis of the horror and the fear in the story. In the end, it is clear that Lovecraft’s own racism permeates the story.
4	The Statement that is Randolph Carter: Growth in a Nihilistic Universe Karlsson, Ludwig January 2014 (has links) The purpose of this essay is to give a nuanced and problematized view of the notion that the literary universe of H.P. Lovecraft is purely nihilistic, in the most basic sense of the word, and instead try to show that it, in spite of this actually allows for both hope and growth for its characters. To do so, the essay will closely examine one of Lovecraft’s few recurring protagonists, Randolph Carter, who in relation to Lovecraft’s other characters, is much more on the outside of society than a part of it. To accomplish this, the essay will focus on those of Lovecraft’s texts which feature Carter and this one’s personal goals, philosophy and morals in relation to those of the society that surrounds him. Carter’s character and actions and ideals will throughout this be contrasted to the philosophical ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche to try to show that adherence to Nietzschean virtues can allow a character to actually transcend the supposed intrinsic nihilism and horror of Lovecraft’s universe. In examining Carter, central concepts will include, among other things: the search for beauty, the power of dreams as well as the power of passion, as well as Nietzschean concepts such as The Will to Power, Apollonian and Dionysian, The Eternal Return and Nihilism. Lovecraft Nietzsche Nihilism Randolph Carter
5	Cthulhu vaknar på vita duken : En jämförande analys av H.P. Lovecrafts The Call of Cthulhu och Andrew Lemans filmatisering av den. Dahlbäck, Joakim January 2012 (has links) No description available. H. P. Lovecraft Call of Cthulhu filmatisering komparativ
6	"A dark poem" : Lovecraft and his Puritans / Reiter, Geoffrey January 2005 (has links) Thesis (M.A.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA, 2005. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-59).
7	"A dark poem" : Lovecraft and his Puritans / Reiter, Geoffrey January 2005 (has links) Thesis (M.A.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA, 2005. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-59).
8	Symphonic Movement: On Works of H. P. Lovecraft January 2016 (has links) abstract: Symphonic Movement: On Works of H. P. Lovecraft is a single movement composition for wind band lasting approximately 11 minutes. The instrumentation for the work is as follows: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, string bass, timpani, 5 percussionists, and piano. Symphonic Movement: On Works of H. P. Lovecraft is inspired by the horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft was famous for his ability to create a sense of creeping dread and terror in his stories. The composition evokes this dark atmosphere and uses a combination of melodic, harmonic, and orchestrational devices to imitate this ambience. The primary musical material of the work is a melody consisting of all twelve tones. The composition explores this melody through motivic development and phrase segmentation derived from the source material. This heavy use of chromaticism helps to create a dissonant and brooding atmosphere throughout. The work fluctuates between soft, lyrical passages and loud, cacophonous sections. The alternation of exposed melodic lines with large bombastic climaxes is a major component of the overall structure of the composition. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2016 Music Band Concert Band Lovecraft Wind Ensemble
9	THE DYNAMICS OF XENOGENETICS AND SECTRANRIANISM IN LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR: A STUDY OF NIHILISM AND SCIENTIFIC UPHEAVAL Matsalia, Brandon L 01 March 2014 (has links) The purpose of this thesis project is to affix the attention of Lovecraftian scholarship on the oft ignored racism that pervades many of H.P. Lovecraft’s better known short stories. Existing scholarship revolves around an inordinate focus on the cosmic aesthetic of Lovecraftian horror and Lovecraft’s professed nihilism. The consequence of such criticism is that similar critical readings are produced, contributing to a rhetorical atrophy that prohibits the possible depth of scholarly inquiry. Indeed this limitation is made apparent by the small pool of scholars that produce the majority of Lovecraft scholarship. I seek to broaden the current discourse, and thus invite additional scholarly voices, by introducing a critical lens that allows readers to rethink Lovecraftian horror from a new perspective. Whereas most Lovecraftian scholarship relies on a biographical lens with which to interpret Lovecraft’s works, I will be combining biographical insight with historical context to create a new framework from which readers can address the racism found in Lovecraft’s works in relations to external influences and paradigms. My methodology consists of historicizing Lovecraft and his works within the White racist power structure that defined not only the interaction of Whites and non-Whites, but the collective mindset of contemporaneous White American culture. Specifically, I will introduce three of Lovecraft’s stories as part of a broader social discourse on race and ontology. The stories in question are “The Call of Cthulhu”, “Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn” and “Hebert West: Re-Animator”. Lovecraft Racism Scopes Darwin African American Studies American Literature
10	Hur blev jag ett monster? : Om monsterskapande i Howard Phillips Lovecrafts The Outsider och The Thing on the Doorstep Oskarson Kindstrand, Gro January 2012 (has links) In this essay, I employ Judith Butlers theories of gender performativity to examine the construction of the monstrosity in Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s two works The Outsider and The Thing on the Doorstep. Focusing on the character’s monstrous attributes, how they are seen by themselves, by others and not least by the reader, I examine how their monstrosity is created and strengthened by dehumanizing processes. I argue that Lovecraft through his narrative technique complicates the relation between monstrosity and humanity in his characters, the result of which is a reader left to determine how monstrous, or human, the creature really is. I claim that the beings, themselves remaining uncertain about their own human and monstrous sides throughout Lovecraft’s stories, are not in fact monsters for the reader until the very moment that they themselves acquiescein their own exclusion. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft Butler Judith Butler performance performativity monster monstring The Thing on the Doorstep The Outsider Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft Butler Judith Butler performativitet monster monstra monstring monsterskapande The Thing on the Doorstep The Outsider

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