The King in Yellow - Revision history

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	==The Multiple Meanings of the Title==		==The Multiple Meanings of the Title==

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The Multiple Meanings of the Title

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	3) An ill-defined supernatural entity that appears in the play and whose influence apparently bleeds through to the world of the stories		3) An ill-defined supernatural entity that appears in the play and whose influence apparently bleeds through to the world of the stories

	4) A real French play of which [[Talbot Estus]] owns a copy. It appears to predate Chambers' work. [[Nathaniel Browne]] has borrowed the book and is studying it. It is similar to, but not exactly the same as, Estus's play.		4) A real French play of which [[Talbot Estus]] owns a copy ('[[le Roi en Jeune]]'). It appears to predate Chambers' work. [[Nathaniel Browne]] has borrowed the book and is studying it. It is similar to, but not exactly the same as, Estus's play.

	==The Book==		==The Book==

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The Play within The Book

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	[[Image:kiy.jpg\|left\|The First Edition\|thumb\|200px]]		[[Image:kiy.jpg\|left\|The First Edition\|thumb\|200px]]


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The Book

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	==The Book==		==The Book==

	~~[[Image:kiy.jpg\|left\|The First Edition\|thumb\|200px]]~~
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow The King in Yellow] - a collection of short [http://www.yankeeclassic.com/miskatonic/library/stacks/literature/chambers/stories/kinginye/contents.htm stories] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Robert W Chambers].		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow The King in Yellow] - a collection of short [http://www.yankeeclassic.com/miskatonic/library/stacks/literature/chambers/stories/kinginye/contents.htm stories] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Robert W Chambers].

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The Book

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	Those characters who read the play ''The King in Yellow'' go mad or meet horrible dooms. As if to protect his own readers, Chambers quotes only brief passages of the play, like the extract from "[[Cassilda]]'s Song... Act I, Scene 2", that introduces the first story in the collection:		Those characters who read the play ''The King in Yellow'' go mad or meet horrible dooms. As if to protect his own readers, Chambers quotes only brief passages of the play, like the extract from "[[Cassilda]]'s Song... Act I, Scene 2", that introduces the first story in the collection:

			[[Image:kiy.jpg\|left\|The First Edition\|thumb\|200px]]

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2006-09-23T21:59:03Z

The Book

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	==The Book==		==The Book==

	[[Image:kiy.jpg\|left\|The First Edition]]		[[Image:kiy.jpg\|left\|The First Edition\|thumb\|200px]]
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow The King in Yellow] - a collection of short [http://www.yankeeclassic.com/miskatonic/library/stacks/literature/chambers/stories/kinginye/contents.htm stories] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Robert W Chambers].		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow The King in Yellow] - a collection of short [http://www.yankeeclassic.com/miskatonic/library/stacks/literature/chambers/stories/kinginye/contents.htm stories] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Robert W Chambers].

2006-09-23T21:57:44Z

The Book

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	==The Book==		==The Book==

			[[Image:kiy.jpg\|left\|The First Edition]]
	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow The King in Yellow] - a collection of short [http://www.yankeeclassic.com/miskatonic/library/stacks/literature/chambers/stories/kinginye/contents.htm stories] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Robert W Chambers].		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow The King in Yellow] - a collection of short [http://www.yankeeclassic.com/miskatonic/library/stacks/literature/chambers/stories/kinginye/contents.htm stories] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers Robert W Chambers].

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The 'Real' King

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	==The 'Real' King==		==The 'Real' King==

	It appears that the King in Yellow is another name for an ancient pagan deity more commonly worshipped under the name [[Hastur]]. It is this entity which [[Montague Edwards]] and now [[~~Macolm~~ Quarrie]] appears to be trying to summon to Earth. Having seen the city of Carcosa and witnessed firsthand the reality of the [[Byakhee]], the investigators are willing to accept the reality of the danger this entity poses.		It appears that the King in Yellow is another name for an ancient pagan deity more commonly worshipped under the name [[Hastur]]. It is this entity which [[Montague Edwards]] and now [[Malcolm Quarrie]] appears to be trying to summon to Earth. Having seen the city of Carcosa and witnessed firsthand the reality of the [[Byakhee]], the investigators are willing to accept the reality of the danger this entity poses.

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	According to [[Nathaniel Browne]], who has studied Estus's copy, the play is a deeper, more profound, yet also more complex and difficult to follow than the adaptation performed in London.		According to [[Nathaniel Browne]], who has studied Estus's copy, the play is a deeper, more profound, yet also more complex and difficult to follow than the adaptation performed in London.

			==The 'Real' King==

			It appears that the King in Yellow is another name for an ancient pagan deity more commonly worshipped under the name [[Hastur]]. It is this entity which [[Montague Edwards]] and now [[Macolm Quarrie]] appears to be trying to summon to Earth. Having seen the city of Carcosa and witnessed firsthand the reality of the [[Byakhee]], the investigators are willing to accept the reality of the danger this entity poses.

2006-05-23T10:56:14Z

The Real Play

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	[[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous. Apparently the inspiration for Chambers' work and the direct source for Talbot Estus' work.		[[Le Roi en Jeune]] - a rare French play, playwright anonymous. Apparently the inspiration for Chambers' work and the direct source for Talbot Estus' work.

	According to [[Nathaniel Browne]], ~~you is studying~~ Estus's copy, the play is a deeper, more profound, yet also more complex and difficult to follow than the adaptation performed in London.		According to [[Nathaniel Browne]], who has studied Estus's copy, the play is a deeper, more profound, yet also more complex and difficult to follow than the adaptation performed in London.