The Call of Cthulhu A Cosmic Horror Classic of Forbidden Knowledge, Ancient Cults, and South Pacific Terror
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
25.11.2023
Verlag
Sharp InkSeitenzahl
28
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/0,3 cm
Gewicht
58 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-80-283-3791-9
The Call of Cthulhu unfolds as a fragmented investigation into forbidden knowledge, linking an eerie bas-relief, deranged dreams, cultic rituals, and a maritime encounter with an ancient cosmic entity. Its documentary structure-letters, reports, testimony, and scholarly reconstruction-gives the tale an air of antiquarian authority while steadily eroding rational confidence. Situated within early twentieth-century weird fiction, it helped define Lovecraft's distinctive "cosmic horror": a mode in which terror arises not from moral evil, but from humanity's insignificance before vast, indifferent powers. H. P. Lovecraft, a Providence-born writer steeped in antiquarian interests, astronomy, classical learning, and Gothic literature, shaped the story from his fascination with deep time and the limits of human perception. His personal sense of cultural dislocation, scientific modernity, and metaphysical pessimism informs the tale's atmosphere of dread. Though his legacy is complicated by his prejudices, his influence on horror, fantasy, and speculative fiction remains profound. This is essential reading for those interested in the evolution of modern horror. Readers who value atmosphere, intellectual unease, and mythic suggestion over conventional plot will find it especially rewarding.
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