%0 Journal Article
%T Transgressing the Myth ¨C H.P. Lovecraft¡¯s Philosophy of Life and its Narrative Execution. An Essay
%A M¨¹nchow
%A Thies
%J -
%D 2017
%X Sa£¿etak Howard Philips Lovecraft counts as the father of modern horror literature. His narrative work is considered to be an anti-mythology which gives way to the readers imagination. The essay elaborates on his narrative technique that is determined by psychological and philosophical motives. Furthermore, Lovecraft¡¯s stories are said to portray a nihilistic world view. The essay argues that there is more to Lovecraft¡¯s work than a nihilistic perspective, namely a philosophy of life that is motivated by his reading of Epicurus and Lucretius. On the subject of mythology the thesis is, that an anti-mythology does not necessarily mean non-mythology. Lovecraft¡¯s literary work is rather transgressing central mythological tropes in light of his philosophical worldview. It is a way of expressing his philosophy of life in a narrative way
%K Lovecraft
%K Houellebecq
%K Kierkegaard
%K Lacan
%K Kant
%K Blumenberg
%K transgression
%K myth
%K mythology
%K anxiety
%K sublime
%K materialism
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