Understanding H.P. Lovecraft's Anxiety Narratives through Medical Humanities
| Autor: | Saglam, Büke |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Domínguez Prieto, César Pablo, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Escola de Doutoramento Internacional (EDIUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Programa de Doutoramento en Estudos da Literatura e da Cultura |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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medical humanities
cosmicism health humanities H.P. Lovecraft fear Investigación::62 Ciencias de las artes y las letras::6202 Teoría análisis y crítica literarias::620202 Análisis literario [Materias] narrative medicine anxiety mental illness Investigación::62 Ciencias de las artes y las letras::6202 Teoría análisis y crítica literarias::620201 Crítica de textos [Materias] Investigación::62 Ciencias de las artes y las letras::6202 Teoría análisis y crítica literarias::620203 Estilo y estética literarios [Materias] |
| Popis: | The aim of this dissertation is to analyze H.P. Lovecrafts psychological problems and traumas to understand the true meaning behind his narratives that he wrote between the years 1905 and 1935. Lovecrafts narratives, stemming directly from the authors life, fears, anxieties, and traumas, are more than fiction and can be considered as a means to reach the hidden corners of his complex mind. Therefore, I argue that deciphering these writings as anxiety narratives will be giving a new insight about the author as well as mental illness in general.To do so, Lovecrafts life and his literary philosophy, cosmicism, are explored, with a specific attention to the concepts of (existential) anxiety, fear, and phobia, which were predominant themes/affects in both Lovecrafts life and his narratives. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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