An antiquity of horror: H.P. Lovecraft's classical reception

Jenkins, Rhys James (2024). An antiquity of horror: H.P. Lovecraft's classical reception. University of Birmingham. Ph.D.

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Abstract

This thesis attests that the Classical reception of weird fiction pioneer Howard Phillips Lovecraft is integral to understanding his works. It puts forth that his Graeco-Roman Period of literature manifests itself in his poetry and prose as a vehicle for self-expression, and served as a tool through which Lovecraft related to the wider world. ‘An Antiquity of Horror’ contends that the famous mythopoetic megastructure known as the Cthulhu Mythos is fundamentally shaped by his relationship with Classics, exhibited through its intertextual references and inversion of traditionally mythic themes.

Type of Work:	Thesis (Doctorates > Ph.D.)
Award Type:	Doctorates > Ph.D.
Supervisor(s):	Supervisor(s) Email ORCID Dobson, Eleanor UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cran, Rona UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Licence:	All rights reserved
College/Faculty:	Colleges > College of Arts & Law
School or Department:	School of English, Drama and Creative Studies, Department of English Literature
Funders:	Other
Other Funders:	James Pantyfedwen Foundation, Turing Scheme
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D051 Ancient History E History America > E11 America (General) F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F001 United States local history P Language and Literature > PA Classical philology P Language and Literature > PR English literature P Language and Literature > PS American literature
URI:	http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/15151

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