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_aPS3523.O833 _bZ92 2016 |
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_aWilson, Eric Michael, _d1961- _eauthor. |
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_aThe Republic of Cthulhu: Lovecraft, the Weird Tale, and Conspiracy Theory _cby Eric Wilson. |
| 264 | 1 | _bProject Muse, | |
| 264 | 3 | _bProject MUSE, | |
| 300 | _a1 online resource (183 pages) | ||
| 500 | _aIssued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 173-183). | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aGods and monsters -- The criminology of the nameless : parapolitics and Alētheia -- From the sublime : "The call of Cthulhu" (1926) -- To the grotesque : "The horror at Red Hook" (1925) -- N. Lat. 40.7117°, W. Long. 74.0125° 08:46-09:03 AM, September 11, 2001 -- Conclusion : the doom that came to humanism. | |
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_aOpen Access _fUnrestricted online access _2star |
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| 520 | _aIf parapolitics, a branch of radical criminology that studies the interactions between public entities and clandestine agencies, is to develop as an academic discipline, then it must develop a coherent theory of aesthetics in order to successfully perform its primary function: to render perceptible extra-judicial phenomena that have hitherto resisted formal classification.Wilson offers the work of H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) as an example of the relevance of subversive literature--in this case, cosmic horror and the weird tale--to the parapolitical criminologist. Cosmic horror is a form of writing that relies heavily upon the epistemological assumption of a radical and irreconcilable disjunction between appearance and reality, perception and truth. In many ways, the well-constructed weird tale strongly resembles the hard-boiled detective story or the noir thriller in that the resolution of the narrative hinges upon a dramatically shattering confrontation with an unspeakable reality. Apart from its obvious utilization of conspiracy theory, the primary attraction of the Lovecraftian text lies with its remarkably sophisticated utilization of two central tropes of classical aesthetic theory--the sublime and the grotesque. Not only does Lovecraft's oeuvre represent a remarkable use of both of these motifs, but the raw literary power of the Lovecraftian weird tale serves as an outstanding exemplar for the parapolitical scholar to emulate in formulating an alternative mode of discourse, or poetics. | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on print version record. | ||
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_aLovecraft, H. P. _q(Howard Phillips), _d1890-1937 _xCriticism and interpretation. |
| 650 | 0 | _aStructuralism (Literary analysis) | |
| 650 | 0 | _aConspiracy theories in literature. | |
| 655 | 0 | _aElectronic books. | |
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_aElectronic books. _2local |
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_iPrint version: _z9780998237565 |
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| 830 | 0 | _aBook collections on Project MUSE. | |
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_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/76520/ |
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