Ofèlia Dracs i la recepció d'H.P. Lovecraft a la literatura catalana.

The book of short stories Lovecraft, Lovecraft! (1981) by the Catalan collective Ofèlia Dracs has been harshly judged by critics for failing to reach the tone and level of H.P. Lovecraft's stories. This paper suggests that such judgments have been made on the basis of two false postulates. First, it...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Katalanistik no. 38; pp. 363 - 387
Main Author: Garvin, Mario
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Published: Zeitschrift fur Katalanistik 2025
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        Horror tales
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        Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937
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        contemporary Catalan literature
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