印斯茅斯疑雲
The Shadow over Innsmouth | |
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作者 | H·P·洛夫克拉夫特 |
类型 | 恐怖小說 |
语言 | 英語 |
故事背景地點 | 麻薩諸塞州 |
發行信息 | |
封面設計 | Frank Utpatel |
插圖 | Frank Utpatel |
出版机构 | Visionary Publishing Company |
出版時間 | 1936年4月 |
出版地點 | 美國 |
规范控制 | |
OCLC | 3920225 |
《印斯茅斯疑雲》(英語:The Shadow over Innsmouth),又译印斯茅斯小镇的阴霾,是美國小說家H·P·洛夫克拉夫特於1931年11月至12月創作的一部中篇恐怖小說,屬於克蘇魯神話系列。本作與作者於1920年寫成的《關於已故者亞瑟·傑爾敏及其家系的事實》有一定關聯[1]。
故事講述主人公羅伯特·奥姆斯特德(Robert Olmstead)是一個到新英格蘭進行古物研究的學生,在抵達印斯茅斯之後,發現當地有一些怪事發生,最終揭示出深潛者的恐怖真相。
出版
洛夫克拉夫特本人並不喜歡這部作品,在給奧古斯特·德雷斯的信中,他說:“這部作品有我所討厭的所有缺點,特別是就文體而言,我已盡力避免,但難免還是像陳詞濫調...不,我不打算出版《印斯茅斯疑雲》,它根本不可能過審”。[2]
1933年,奧古斯特·德雷斯後來偷偷地把它寄給了《詭麗幻譚》雜誌的編輯法恩斯沃思·萊特,萊特說:“它很吸引人...但我不知道我該怎麼做。它很難分成兩部分,但單獨出版又太長了。” [3]
1935年末,威廉·L·克勞福德的幻象出版公司(Visionary Publishing Company)決定將《印斯茅斯疑雲》出版成書,1936年成書。但其中有大量錯別字,洛夫克拉夫特發現了30處出版錯誤,對其鬆散的裝幀也很不滿。[4]
此書共印刷了200本,是作者生前唯一一本出版的書[5][6]。作者死後的1942年,《诡丽幻谭》出版了《印斯茅斯疑雲》的刪減版。[7]
參考文獻
- ^ Ronan, Margaret, Foreword to The Shadow over Innsmouth and Other Stories of Horror, Scholastic Book Services, 1971
- ^ H. P. Lovecraft, letter to August Derleth, December 10, 1931; cited in Joshi and Schultz, p. 238. cite: has all the defects I deplore—especially in point of style, where hackneyed phrases & rhythms have crept in despite all precautions.... No—I don't intend to offer 'The Shadow over Innsmouth' for publication, for it would stand no chance of acceptance.
- ^ Farnsworth Wright, letter to August Derleth, January 17, 1933; cited in Joshi and Schultz, pp. 238–239.cite: I have read Lovecraft's story...and must confess that it fascinates me... But I don't know just what I can do with it. It is hard to break a story of this kind into two parts, and it is too long to run complete in one part.
- ^ H. P. Lovecraft. Letters to J. Vernon Shea, Carl F. Strauch and Lee McBride White. ed. S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz. NY: Hippocampus Press, 2016, p. 378
- ^ Lin Carter, Lovecraft: A Look Behind the Cthulhu Mythos, p. 83.
- ^ August Derleth, "H. P. Lovecraft—Outsider," p. 18, Crypt of Cthulhu #93.
- ^ Robert M. Price, The Innsmouth Cycle, p. 34.
參考來源
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings. The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. 1998: 705.
- Derleth, August. H. P. Lovecraft—Outsider. Crypt of Cthulhu. 1996, 15 (3) [1937]. Robert M. Price (ed.), West Warwick, RI: Necronomicon Press. Original publication: H. P. Lovecraft—Outsider. River. June 1937, 1 (3).
- Lovecraft, Howard P. [1936]. The Shadow over Innsmouth. S. T. Joshi (编). The Dunwich Horror and Others 9th corrected printing. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House. 1984. ISBN 0-87054-037-8. Definitive version.
外部連接
- 列在網路推理小說資料庫中的《印斯茅斯疑雲》
- The Shadow over Innsmouth(页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆),H. P. Lovecraft
- "Map of Innsmouth and Environs" (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) and a "Tourist's Guide to Innsmouth" (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), from The Cthulhu Mythos: A Guide
- "The Harbor-Master" in In Search of the Unknown (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), Robert Chambers; complete text from manybooks.net
- "Fishhead", by Irwin S. Cobb; complete text from Gaslight
- "Of Yoharneth-Lahai" from The Gods of Pegana, Lord Dunsany
- The Shadow over Innsmouth 1994 hardcover edition (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) (cover below)
- "Fishmen" (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), a Musical version on YouTube