Arthur Machen

The Great God Pan (Annotated) Arthur Machen

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen. The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment. When it was published in 1894, the press considered it to be a degenerate and repulsive work for its decadent style and sexual content. Despite everything, the play was considered a classic of the horror genre. Like other stories of the time, it is inspired by the Greek god Pan, a symbol of the power of nature and paganism. However, in the article "The God of Bread in the literature of centuries", this divinity appears as a reflection of "unleashed and destructive natural forces against which man must protect himself if he does not want to expose himself to mental or physical destruction (or both )