Name: At the Mountains of Madness (Academic Edition: With Introduction, Author Bio, Study Guide & Chapter Quizzes (in English)
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Author: Lovecraft, H. P. ; Hunter, Abby Leigh
ISBN: 9781643990309

portada At the Mountains of Madness (Academic Edition: With Introduction, Author Bio, Study Guide & Chapter Quizzes (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

H. P. Lovecraft

Illustrated by

Abby Leigh Hunter

Publisher

Virtual University Press

Language

English

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.43 kg.

ISBN13

9781643990309

Synopsis "At the Mountains of Madness (Academic Edition: With Introduction, Author Bio, Study Guide & Chapter Quizzes (in English)"

"A chilling tale of classic horror by H. P. Lovecraft..."An expedition to the Antarctic meets with a gruesome fate, and survivors of a horrific attack on their camp discover the ancient ruins of an alien city concealed in a mountain range. While exploring the ruins, Prof. Dyer and a graduate student unexpectedly encounter a monstrous creature still alive, and they flee the mountain in terror. As their plane lifts off to safety, Dyer's companion catches a glimpse of something so horrifying, he is driven over the edge into madness. Now, Dyer must retell the story to prevent a new expedition from returning to the deadly ice world lost in time.At the Mountains of Madness is one of the most popular stories by H.P. Lovecraft, an early 20th-century writer who never achieved publishing success and died young at 46, broke and unknown; but today, he is widely recognized as one of history's greatest horror writers. Iconic author Steven King observed: "Now that time has given us some perspective on his work, I think it is beyond doubt that H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale."This Academic Edition is designed for classroom use by English, literature, and writing students as well as casual readers looking for a great story. It contains the full text of Lovecraft's novella, as well as an Editor's Foreword offering historical context on the book, an Author Bio, a Study Guide, and a full set of chapter-based quizzes. It also features an interactive component, providing readers free online access to a virtual classroom devoted to this literature classic on the Virtual University Press website.

H. P. Lovecraft

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Howard Phillips Lovecraft (Providence, 20 de agosto de 1890-Providence, 15 de marzo de 1937) más conocido como H. P. Lovecraft, fue un escritor estadounidense, autor de relatos y novelas de terror y ciencia ficción.

Se le considera un gran innovador del cuento de terror, al que aportó una mitología propia —los Mitos de Cthulhu—, desarrollada en colaboración con otros autores, actualmente en vigencia.

Su obra constituye un clásico del horror cósmico, una línea narrativa que se aparta de las tradicionales historias de terror sobrenatural —satanismo, fantasmas—, incluyendo elementos de ciencia ficción como, por ejemplo, razas alienígenas, viajes en el tiempo o existencia de otras dimensiones.

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