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Supernatural Horror in Literature

Gelesen von Piotr Nater

(4 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)

In this essay Lovecraft traces the history of hair-raising fictional stories with a focus on things that go bump in the night, starting with the examples from the Antiquity and ending with a detailed discussion of the works of his contemporaries. - Summary by Piotr Nater

This recording was originally published on Legamus.eu and was later released on Librivox when US copyright permitted (3 hr 10 min)

Chapters

INTRODUCTION

9:59

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THE DAWN OF THE HORROR TALE

10:20

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THE EARLY GOTHIC NOVEL

14:15

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THE APEX OF GOTHIC ROMANCE

11:55

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THE AFTERMATH OF GOTHIC FICTION

18:25

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SPECTRAL LITERATURE ON THE CONTINENT

13:22

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EDGAR ALLAN POE

16:21

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THE WEIRD TRADITION IN AMERICA

31:40

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THE WEIRD TRADITION IN THE BRITISH ISLES

22:32

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THE MODERN MASTERS

42:09

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Bewertungen

(4 Sterne)

Very interesting overview of the genre. Gives listeners some authors to read. Narrator is sometimes hard to understand, especially in the beginning; but once you become used to the accent, it’s nicely read.