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Cover: 9788028333140 | The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath | H. P. Lovecraft | Taschenbuch
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The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
A Dark Fantasy Journey Through the Dreamlands, Cosmic Horror, and Mythic Adventure
Taschenbuch von H. P. Lovecraft
Sprache: Englisch

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The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath follows Randolph Carter's nocturnal pilgrimage through the Dreamlands in search of a marvellous sunset city revealed to him in sleep. Written in a richly archaic, incantatory prose, the novella blends fantasy, cosmic horror, and mythopoeic adventure. It stands at the crossroads of Lovecraft's Dunsanian apprenticeship and his mature Cthulhu Mythos, transforming dream vision into a vast metaphysical geography of beauty, terror, and forbidden knowledge. H. P. Lovecraft, shaped by antiquarian tastes, scientific materialism, and an acute sense of cosmic insignificance, repeatedly turned to dreams as a means of escaping the limitations of modernity and the human self. His fascination with Lord Dunsany, classical myth, New England landscapes, and imaginary antiquity informs the book's elaborate cities, alien gods, and uneasy tension between wonder and existential dread. This work is recommended to readers interested in the more visionary and fantastical side of Lovecraft. Though less overtly horrific than his best-known tales, it rewards patience with extraordinary imaginative range and offers a key to understanding his dream cycle, symbolic landscapes, and enduring mythology.
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath follows Randolph Carter's nocturnal pilgrimage through the Dreamlands in search of a marvellous sunset city revealed to him in sleep. Written in a richly archaic, incantatory prose, the novella blends fantasy, cosmic horror, and mythopoeic adventure. It stands at the crossroads of Lovecraft's Dunsanian apprenticeship and his mature Cthulhu Mythos, transforming dream vision into a vast metaphysical geography of beauty, terror, and forbidden knowledge. H. P. Lovecraft, shaped by antiquarian tastes, scientific materialism, and an acute sense of cosmic insignificance, repeatedly turned to dreams as a means of escaping the limitations of modernity and the human self. His fascination with Lord Dunsany, classical myth, New England landscapes, and imaginary antiquity informs the book's elaborate cities, alien gods, and uneasy tension between wonder and existential dread. This work is recommended to readers interested in the more visionary and fantastical side of Lovecraft. Though less overtly horrific than his best-known tales, it rewards patience with extraordinary imaginative range and offers a key to understanding his dream cycle, symbolic landscapes, and enduring mythology.
Über den Autor
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Er gilt als der bedeutendste Autor phantastischer Horrorliteratur des 20. Jahrhunderts und hat mit dem von ihm erfundenen Cthulhu-Mythos zahlreiche Nachfolger und Nachahmer beeinflusst.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9788028333140
ISBN-10: 8028333141
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lovecraft, H. P.
Hersteller: Sharp Ink
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, ?-170 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com
Maße: 229 x 152 x 4 mm
Von/Mit: H. P. Lovecraft
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.11.2023
Gewicht: 0,108 kg
Artikel-ID: 128160518
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