Relying on the unreliable: the madman narrator in H. P. Lovecraft’s “Dagon”

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Autor(a) principal: Araujo, Weslley Ferreira de
Data de Publicação: 2024
Outros Autores: Oliveira, Paulo Custódio de, Luiz, Tiago Marques
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Cadernos do IL (Online)
Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/cadernosdoil/article/view/134463
Resumo: This article explores the reliability of narrators in the cosmic horror tales of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, focusing on the story “Dagon”. We discuss how Lovecraft portrays characters who, after encounters with aliens, verge on madness, narrating their experiences in the first person, which raises questions about the truthfulness of their accounts. Using “Dagon” as a case study, we investigate whether the narrator fits the category of a “mad unreliable narrator”, as classified by Riggan (1981). The article incorporates theories from Lovecraft (2021) on supernatural horror, the concepts of Rigan (1981) and Booth (1983) on unreliable narrators, and the ideas of Todorov (1973) and Roas (2014) on fantastic literature, to analyze the validity and impact of these narratives in horror literature.
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spelling Relying on the unreliable: the madman narrator in H. P. Lovecraft’s “Dagon”Confiando no inconfiável: o narrador louco em “Dagon” de H. P. LovecraftThis article explores the reliability of narrators in the cosmic horror tales of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, focusing on the story “Dagon”. We discuss how Lovecraft portrays characters who, after encounters with aliens, verge on madness, narrating their experiences in the first person, which raises questions about the truthfulness of their accounts. Using “Dagon” as a case study, we investigate whether the narrator fits the category of a “mad unreliable narrator”, as classified by Riggan (1981). The article incorporates theories from Lovecraft (2021) on supernatural horror, the concepts of Rigan (1981) and Booth (1983) on unreliable narrators, and the ideas of Todorov (1973) and Roas (2014) on fantastic literature, to analyze the validity and impact of these narratives in horror literature.Este artigo explora a confiabilidade dos narradores nos contos de horror cósmico de Howard Phillips Lovecraft, focando no conto “Dagon”. Abordamos como Lovecraft retrata personagens que, após encontros com entidades alienígenas ancestrais, beiram à loucura, narrando suas experiências em primeira pessoa, o que levanta dúvidas sobre a veracidade de seus relatos. Utilizando “Dagon” como estudo de caso, investigamos se o narrador se enquadra como um “narrador não-confiável louco”, segundo a classificação de William Riggan (1981). O artigo incorpora teorias de Lovecraft (2021) sobre horror sobrenatural, concepções de Riggan (1981) e Booth (1983) sobre narradores não-confiáveis, e ideias de Todorov (1973) e Roas (2014) sobre literatura fantástica, para analisar a validade e o impacto desses relatos na literatura de horror.UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul)2024-03-26info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/cadernosdoil/article/view/13446310.22456/2236-6385.134463Cadernos do IL; n. 66 (2023); 194-2122236-6385reponame:Cadernos do IL (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)instacron:UFRGSporhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/cadernosdoil/article/view/134463/91583Copyright (c) 2024 Weslley Ferreira de Araujo, Paulo Custódio de Oliveira, Tiago Marques Luizhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAraujo, Weslley Ferreira deOliveira, Paulo Custódio deLuiz, Tiago Marques2024-03-26T13:44:42Zoai:seer.ufrgs.br:article/134463Revistahttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/cadernosdoil/PUBhttps://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/cadernosdoil/oaicadiletras@gmail.com||cadernosdoil@ufrgs.br||cadiletras@gmail.com|| cadernosdoil@ufrgs.br2236-63850104-1886opendoar:2024-03-26T13:44:42Cadernos do IL (Online) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)false
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Confiando no inconfiável: o narrador louco em “Dagon” de H. P. Lovecraft
title Relying on the unreliable: the madman narrator in H. P. Lovecraft’s “Dagon”
spellingShingle Relying on the unreliable: the madman narrator in H. P. Lovecraft’s “Dagon”
Araujo, Weslley Ferreira de
title_short Relying on the unreliable: the madman narrator in H. P. Lovecraft’s “Dagon”
title_full Relying on the unreliable: the madman narrator in H. P. Lovecraft’s “Dagon”
title_fullStr Relying on the unreliable: the madman narrator in H. P. Lovecraft’s “Dagon”
title_full_unstemmed Relying on the unreliable: the madman narrator in H. P. Lovecraft’s “Dagon”
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author Araujo, Weslley Ferreira de
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Oliveira, Paulo Custódio de
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description This article explores the reliability of narrators in the cosmic horror tales of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, focusing on the story “Dagon”. We discuss how Lovecraft portrays characters who, after encounters with aliens, verge on madness, narrating their experiences in the first person, which raises questions about the truthfulness of their accounts. Using “Dagon” as a case study, we investigate whether the narrator fits the category of a “mad unreliable narrator”, as classified by Riggan (1981). The article incorporates theories from Lovecraft (2021) on supernatural horror, the concepts of Rigan (1981) and Booth (1983) on unreliable narrators, and the ideas of Todorov (1973) and Roas (2014) on fantastic literature, to analyze the validity and impact of these narratives in horror literature.
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