Identifier	Thesis 2138
Author	Chieffalo, Anthony Conrad, 1987-
Title	Poe, Lovecraft, and the uncanny: the horror of the self
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date of Publication	2011
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Abstract	The uncanny is an essay by Sigmund Freud that describes how a specific type of fear functions in horror literature. Freud defines how the sensation of the uncanny results from a specific event where one's repressed memories or emotions, which have been relegated to the individual's subconscious mind, suddenly emerge. This causes simultaneous feelings of familiarity and unfamiliarity in relation to the object of the individual's fear. This intense emotional experience of uncanny dread is the result of the return of a suppressed aspect of the self. It is essentially a "horror of the self" where the character experiences fear that is derived from the recesses of his own psyche. The conflicts in these cerebral works center of the internal confrontations between the protagonists and the formerly concealed aspects of themselves. Two of the most prominent figures of American horror literature who utilized this form of horror include 19th century author Edgar Allan Poe and his 20th century successor, H.P. Lovecraft.
Subject	Uncanny, The (Psychoanalysis), in literature Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 -- Criticism and interpretation Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation
Department	Department of English
Advisor	Heitner, John A
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	804652986
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