Lovecraft, “The Call of Cthulhu”,
from Supernatural
Horror in Literature
Smith, “The City of the Singing Flame”
Smith, “The City of the Singing Flame”
“The Yellow Wall Paper”
Passage: 114. Themes:
Feminist critique, psychological theme, Victorian society, parallels in the
author’s biography.
“The City of the Blind”
Passages: 134, 146.
Themes: Sociology, the individual and/versus society, Well’s skill creating
suspension of disbelief and verisimilitude.
“The Crystal Egg”
Passages: ________ Suspension/”holding back” as a narrative (and
as a commercia) technique. Modern fiction, representative authors: Wells,
Joseph Conrad, Rudyard Kipling, James Joyce, D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Wolfe,
Ford Maddox Ford, (Robert Graves, Evelyn Waugh…)
“The Call of Cthulhu”
Passages: ________ Themes: Mythos, Lovecraft, language (“purple
prose”), humor, racial attitudes, insanity, “occult”, horror, science fiction.
Lovecraft and popular culture—the Lovecraft industry—games, spinoffs, Lovecraft
on the web, on TV, in film…
Coming Up:
Nov. 26: we will cover the fiction from Gilman through Smith (pp. 112-234 in Fantasy Worlds). Dec. Dec. 3: 1) we will cover the novel UBIK; 2) present papers (about two-three minutes for each presentation); and 3) review for the Final.
Dec. 10: Final.
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