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Cthulhu Mythos

Cthulhu Mythos
A sketch of the fictional character Cthulhu, drawn by his creator, H. P. Lovecraft, May 11, 1934 The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was first coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, who used the name of the creature Cthulhu—a central figure in Lovecraft literature[1] and the focus of Lovecraft's short story "The Call of Cthulhu" (first published in pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928)—to identify the system of lore employed by Lovecraft and his literary successors. Authors writing in the Lovecraftian milieu use elements of the Mythos in an ongoing expansion of the fictional universe.[3] History[edit] Robert M. First stage[edit] An ongoing theme in Lovecraft's work is the complete irrelevance of mankind in the face of the cosmic horrors that apparently exist in the universe. There have been attempts at categorizing this fictional group of beings, and Phillip A. David E.

Cthulhu Mythos in popular culture This article provides a list of cultural references to the work of author H. P. Lovecraft. Film[edit] Games[edit] Music[edit] Print[edit] Television[edit] References[edit] Julia Kristeva ou la traversée des frontières « De la petite étudiante géniale, mais barrée partout au départ (sauf par Lévi-Strauss et Barthes), à l’universitaire célèbre dans le monde entier, dont le surnom, chez nous, est devenu « Honoris Causa », à la psychanalyste stricte, à l’essayiste du « génie féminin », la voie est vertigineuse, courageuse, mélodieuse, gracieuse. C’est la femme la plus intelligente que j’ai rencontrée. »Philippe Sollers, Un vrai roman, Mémoires, 2007. « Je citerai Saint-Augustin pour définir ce que je ressens profondément : « In via, in patria ». C’est-à-dire : la seule patrie, le voyage. Dans mon roman Meurtre à Byzance, je fais dire d’ailleurs à l’héroïne : « Je me voyage ». Pour moi, il n’y a pas d’identité fixe. »Julia Kristeva, Le Courrier de Russie, 31-12-10. Julia Kristeva, art press, mai 1974. Arrivée en France en décembre 1965, Julia Kristeva est devenue très rapidement une des intellectuelles les plus pertubatrices du paysage culturel français. L’étrangère par Roland Barthes Julia Kristeva. 1. 2. 3.

Cthugha Cthugha is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror fiction, the creation of August Derleth. He first appeared in Derleth's short story "The House on Curwen Street" (1944). Description[edit] Cthugha resembles a giant ball of fire. Appearances[edit] In August Derleth's short story "The Dweller in Darkness" (1944), the protagonists attempt to summon Cthugha to drive an avatar of Nyarlathotep out of a forest in northern Wisconsin. See also[edit] Lovecraft Country Detailed map of Lovecraft Country Sometimes the phrase is used in a more inclusive sense, encompassing not only northeastern Massachusetts but also the southern hills of Vermont (the setting of "The Whisperer in Darkness") as well as Lovecraft's hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, where he set such works as The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Lovecraft's fiction[edit] Map of Lovecraft country. In a 1930 letter to Robert E. Lovecraft first mentioned Arkham's Miskatonic University in Herbert West–Reanimator, written in 1921-1922. Derleth's additions[edit] August Derleth, Lovecraft's friend and literary executor, discouraged other Cthulhu Mythos writers from setting their stories in Lovecraft's New England. "The Lurker at the Threshold" is set in Billington's Wood, a fictional forest north of Arkham, while "Witch's Hollow" takes place in the titular valley in the hills to the west of the town. Roleplaying games[edit] New Tales of the Miskatonic Valley (2009) Other uses[edit] See also[edit]

Tu mourras moins bête Lin Carter deities The Lin Carter deities are supernatural entities created for the Cthulhu Mythos universe of shared fiction by horror writer Lin Carter. Aphoom-Zhah[edit] Aphoom-Zhah (The Cold Flame) debuted in Lin Carter's short story "The Acolyte of the Flame" (1985)[1]—although the being was first mentioned in an earlier tale by Carter, "The Horror in the Gallery" (1976). Aphoom-Zhah is the progeny of Cthugha and is worshipped as the Lord of the Pole because he is trapped, like Ithaqua, above the Arctic Circle. Aphoom-Zhah likely spawned Gnoph-Keh, Rhan-Tegoth, and Voorm. The Worm that Gnaws in the Night[edit] Zoth-Ommog[edit] See Xothic legend cycle. See also[edit] The Xothic Legend Cycle: The Complete Mythos Fiction of Lin Carter References[edit]

The H.P. Lovecraft Archive William Blake, le « génie visionnaire du romantisme anglais ». William Blake, le « génie visionnaire du romantisme anglais ». Art, 11.06.2009, 15 commentaires William Blake, Elohim creating Adam (1795-1805, Tate) A l’occasion de la rétrospective consacrée à William Blake au Petit Palais, qui s’achève le 28 juin, j’aimerais survoler l’œuvre fascinante de cet artiste souvent incompris, entre fou et génie. Dès la fin du 18ème siècle, se répand en Europe un mouvement de réaction contre le néoclassicisme et le rationalisme des Lumières, on élève l’intuition, les passions, ainsi que l’imagination, contre la raison. Ce mouvement, appelé romantique, s’accompagne d’un culte de la sensibilité, et d’une profonde nostalgie pour le passé, en réaction contre la montée progressive de l’industrialisation. On the occasion of William Blake’s art retrospective exhibit at the Petit Palais which culminates on June 28th, I’d like to do a quick recap on the fascinating work of this oft-misunderstood, on-the-edge-of-madness-and-genius of an artist. Dans la même catégorie :

Cthulhu Cthulhu[1] is a fictional cosmic entity that first appeared in the short story "The Call of Cthulhu", published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. The character was created by writer H. P. Lovecraft. Spelling and pronunciation[edit] Appearance[edit] In "The Call of Cthulhu", H. Publication history[edit] H. August Derleth, a correspondent of Lovecraft, used the creature's name to identify the system of lore employed by Lovecraft and his literary successors: the Cthulhu Mythos. According to Derleth's scheme, "Great Cthulhu is one of the Water Beings" and was engaged in an age-old arch-rivalry with a designated Air elemental, Hastur the Unspeakable, described as Cthulhu's "half-brother".[13] Based on this framework, Derleth wrote a series of short stories published in Weird Tales 1944–1952 and collected as The Trail of Cthulhu, depicting the struggle of a Dr. Derleth's interpretations have been criticized by Lovecraft enthusiast Michel Houellebecq. Legacy[edit] See also[edit]

The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society Hastur Hastur (The Unspeakable One, Him Who Is Not to be Named, Assatur, Xastur, H'aaztre, or Kaiwan) is an entity of the Cthulhu Mythos. Hastur first appeared in Ambrose Bierce's short story "Haïta the Shepherd" (1893) as a benign god of shepherds. Hastur is briefly mentioned in H.P. Lovecraft's The Whisperer in Darkness; previously, Robert W. Chambers had used the name in his own stories to represent both a person and a place associated with the names of several stars, including Aldebaran.[1] In Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's book Good Omens Hastur appears as a fallen angel and duke of hell. Hastur in the mythos[edit] In Bierce's "Haïta the Shepherd", which appeared in the collection Can Such Things Be? H. It is unclear from this quote if Lovecraft's Hastur is a person, a place, an object (such as the Yellow Sign), or a deity (this ambiguity is recurrent in Lovecraft's descriptions of the mythic entities). In Chambers' "The Yellow Sign" the only mentioning of Hastur is: See also[edit] [edit]

Scriptorium - H.P. Lovecraft By S.T. Joshi Introduction Why study H. The ancillary question "Why read H. What we must do, then, is to see what there is about Lovecraft that is worth studying, and why, one hundred years after his birth, he commands so large a popular and a scholarly following. Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born on 20 August 1890 in his native home at 454 (then 194) Angell Street in Providence, Rhode Island. Those readings – done at random in the capacious family library – can be classified into three broad areas: antiquarianism; fantasy and horror; and science. The prodigious fecundity of Lovecraft's early writing indicates not only precocity but considerable leisure; indeed, Lovecraft's formal schooling – first at Slater Avenue School, then at Hope Street High School – was always sporadic, and did not in the end lead to a diploma. Lovecraft was freed from this sequestration in a very curious way. It is in the amateur world that Lovecraft recommenced the writing of fiction.

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