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Literature appreciation II: Context
Tue Oct 01, 2019 3:59 pm
Literature appreciation II: Context
H.P. Lovecraft, The Unnamable
A literary work is the production of its author. Understanding an author and his or her life and times can give us a great deal of insight into the meaning of a story or book.
Task
0. Form small groups, ~4. Choose a facilitator to lead your group through discussion, and a secretary to keep a log of your answers. Do not divide the questions up, work through them as a team. Answer in paragraph form. Post your work to the forum.
The following questions are intended to give us some insight into who H.P. Lovecraft was, and how his stories were manifestations of his identity.
1. When and where was H.P. Lovecraft born?
2. What was life like there at that time?
3. What were the big social/political and news issues of the day?
4. What was his childhood like?
5. Who was the most important figure in his life growing up?
6. What was he most afraid of as a child?
7. What were his childhood hobbies and interests?
8. What was his experience of school? Did he attend university?
A. How do these aspects of H.P. Lovecraft's early years manifest in his writing, particularly The Unnamable? ~100 words. Use quotes from the story.
9. How did H.P. Lovecraft become involved in writing?
10. What were his first ventures as an author like?
11. What sort of success as an author did he find? Was his writing popular? Did he become rich?
12. Was writing his main work or did he have another career or job?
13. What authors inspired his writing?
B. How do these aspects of H.P. Lovecraft's career manifest in his writing, particularly The Unnamable? ~100 words. Use quotes from the story.
14. What were H.P. Lovecraft's political views?
15. What was his ethnicity?
16. What were the most significant political events of his lifetime?
17. What was his religion?
18. Did he have any health or mental illness issues?
19. What sort of personal conflicts was he dealing with?
20. Did he marry? Did he have a family and children?
21. Who were his closest friends?
C. How do these aspects of H.P. Lovecraft's personal life manifest in his writing, particularly The Unnamable? ~100 words. Use quotes from the story.
H.P. Lovecraft, The Unnamable
A literary work is the production of its author. Understanding an author and his or her life and times can give us a great deal of insight into the meaning of a story or book.
Task
0. Form small groups, ~4. Choose a facilitator to lead your group through discussion, and a secretary to keep a log of your answers. Do not divide the questions up, work through them as a team. Answer in paragraph form. Post your work to the forum.
The following questions are intended to give us some insight into who H.P. Lovecraft was, and how his stories were manifestations of his identity.
1. When and where was H.P. Lovecraft born?
2. What was life like there at that time?
3. What were the big social/political and news issues of the day?
4. What was his childhood like?
5. Who was the most important figure in his life growing up?
6. What was he most afraid of as a child?
7. What were his childhood hobbies and interests?
8. What was his experience of school? Did he attend university?
A. How do these aspects of H.P. Lovecraft's early years manifest in his writing, particularly The Unnamable? ~100 words. Use quotes from the story.
9. How did H.P. Lovecraft become involved in writing?
10. What were his first ventures as an author like?
11. What sort of success as an author did he find? Was his writing popular? Did he become rich?
12. Was writing his main work or did he have another career or job?
13. What authors inspired his writing?
B. How do these aspects of H.P. Lovecraft's career manifest in his writing, particularly The Unnamable? ~100 words. Use quotes from the story.
14. What were H.P. Lovecraft's political views?
15. What was his ethnicity?
16. What were the most significant political events of his lifetime?
17. What was his religion?
18. Did he have any health or mental illness issues?
19. What sort of personal conflicts was he dealing with?
20. Did he marry? Did he have a family and children?
21. Who were his closest friends?
C. How do these aspects of H.P. Lovecraft's personal life manifest in his writing, particularly The Unnamable? ~100 words. Use quotes from the story.
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