Date of Award
2022
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Miller, Timothy S.
Abstract
H. P. Lovecraft has been a significant influence in horror fiction, but most of the attention paid to Lovecraft’s work focuses on his Cthulhu Mythos. This thesis examines a group of fantasy stories from Lovecraft’s Dream Cycle, overlooked in favor of his horror tales. I argue these stories merit attention for their presentation of an ideological conflict central to much of Lovecraft’s work: reality, knowledge, and science vs. fantasy, imagination, and dreams. Lovecraft demonstrates the limitations and importance of one’s perspective, illustrating the need to be flexible in one’s beliefs and viewpoints. I also argue that this understanding of perspective encourages alternative readings of Lovecraft’s other work, as well as enabling a greater understanding of horror and fear of the unknown.
Extent
64 p.
Recommended Citation
Dane, Cherokee, "THE HARM IN KNOWING: THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSPECTIVE AND THE DANGERS OF KNOWLEDGE IN H.P. LOVECRAFT" (2022). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present. 1054.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/1054
Identifier
FA00014016
Comments
Includes bibliography.|Thesis (MA)--Florida Atlantic University, 2022.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Includes bibliography.