Simmons, D. (2010) “A certain resemblance”: negotiating Africa as abjection within and without in H.P. Lovecraft’s “Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family” and “Under the Pyramids”. Critical Engagements. 2(1), pp. 59-83. 1754-0984.
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Abstract:
In this article I examine the manner in which H.P. Lovecraft depicts the African subcontinent and its peoples in two of his short stories: “Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family” (1921) and “Under the Pyramids” (1924). Through close textual analysis I argue that Lovecraft’s fears of both non-Western peoples and the racial degeneracy that might arise as a result of miscegenation, indicate a writer who has been, at least partially, influenced by contemporary nationalist discourses that presented racial integration as a significant taboo.
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Creators:
Simmons, D.
Publisher:
UK Network for Modern Fiction Studies
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing
Research Centres > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > English and Creative Writing
Research Centres > Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Date:
21 April 2010
Date Type:
Publication
Page Range:
pp. 59-83
Journal or Publication Title:
Critical Engagements
Volume:
2
Number:
1
Language:
English
ISSN:
1754-0984
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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