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A Study of Horror Elements in H. P. Lovecraft's Short Stories of the Cthulhu Mythos
Edin Omeragić (2016)
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature
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Omeragić, E. (2016). A Study of Horror Elements in H. P. Lovecraft's Short Stories of the Cthulhu Mythos (Undergraduate thesis). Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:825451

Omeragić, Edin. "A Study of Horror Elements in H. P. Lovecraft's Short Stories of the Cthulhu Mythos." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2016. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:825451

Omeragić, Edin. "A Study of Horror Elements in H. P. Lovecraft's Short Stories of the Cthulhu Mythos." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2016. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:825451

Omeragić, E. (2016). 'A Study of Horror Elements in H. P. Lovecraft's Short Stories of the Cthulhu Mythos', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 25 May 2019, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:825451

Omeragić E. A Study of Horror Elements in H. P. Lovecraft's Short Stories of the Cthulhu Mythos [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2016 [cited 2019 May 25] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:825451

E. Omeragić, "A Study of Horror Elements in H. P. Lovecraft's Short Stories of the Cthulhu Mythos", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2016. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:825451

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TitleA Study of Horror Elements in H. P. Lovecraft's Short Stories of the Cthulhu Mythos
Title (croatian)Elementi horor književnosti u Lovecraftovim pripovijetkama o mitu Cthulhua
AuthorEdin Omeragić
MentorLjubica Matek (mentor)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2016-09-21, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Theory and History of Literature
Abstract
Howard Phillips Lovecraft is considered to be one of the most prominent innovators of the horror genre. By taking an analytical look at three short stories pertaining to his Cthulhu Mythos, namely The Call of Cthulhu, The Shadow over Innsmouth and The Dunwich Horror, one can easily see the lengths the author went to in order to facilitate the seemingly simple task of frightening his readership. By carefully rooting his stories in certain horror clichés and even Gothic traditions, as well as being readily aware of literary innovations of the time, such as Ann Radcliffes theory of horror and terror and Freuds theories of the uncanny, Lovecraft seemingly made sure his stories would appeal to audiences both traditional and modern in taste. What made his works stand out from others of its era, however, was the prodigious amount of originality and personality he managed to imbue them with, in the process creating a universe wholly his own and thereby cementing once and for all his capability of combining multiple sources of inspiration in order to produce something truly unique and timeless.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:825451
Study programmeTitle: Engleski jezik i književnost (dvopredmetni)
Study programme type: sveučilišni
Study level: preddiplomski
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Study programmeTitle: Hrvatski jezik i književnost (dvopredmetni)
Study programme type: sveučilišni
Study level: preddiplomski
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) hrvatskog jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) hrvatskog jezika i književnosti)
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