Celephaïs

1922 short story by H. P. Lovecraft
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Celephaïs
H. P. Lovecraft · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Celephaïs

Summary

Celephaïs is a literary work[1]. Celephaïs ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Celephaïs authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].
  • Celephaïs's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Celephaïs's genre is horror literature[5].
  • Celephaïs's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle[6].
  • Celephaïs's Commons category is recorded as Celephaïs[7].
  • Celephaïs's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Celephaïs's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • 1920 marks the founding of Celephaïs[10].
  • Celephaïs was released on 1922[11].
  • Celephaïs's has edition or translation is recorded as Celephaïs[12].
  • Celephaïs's has edition or translation is recorded as Celephaïs[13].
  • Celephaïs's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Celephaïs'}[14].
  • Celephaïs's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In a dream Kuranes saw the city in the valley, and the sea-coast beyond, and the snowy peak overlooking the sea, and the gaily painted galleys that sail out of the harbour toward the distant regions where the sea meets the sky.'}[15].
  • Celephaïs's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'He reigns there still, and will reign happily forever, though below the cliffs at Innsmouth the channel tides played mockingly with the body of a tramp who had stumbled through the half-deserted village at dawn; played mockingly, and cast it upon the rocks by ivy-covered Trevor Towers, where a notably fat and especially offensive millionaire brewer enjoys the purchased atmosphere of extinct nobility.'}[16].
  • Celephaïs's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].
  • Celephaïs's form of creative work is recorded as short story[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Celephaïs authored H. P. Lovecraft[3].

Publication

Celephaïs was released on 1922[11]. Celephaïs's language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Celephaïs's genre is horror literature[5]. Celephaïs's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle[6].

Subject and Themes

Celephaïs's part of the series is recorded as Dream Cycle[6].

Why It Matters

Celephaïs ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (73 views/month).[2] Celephaïs has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Celephaïs is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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