H.P. Lovecraft: Selected Works, Critical Perspectives and Interviews on His Influence

by H. P. Lovecraft (Editor), Leverett Butts (Editor)

Overview

This collection of H.P. Lovecraft's most influential works presents several of his most famous stories, a sampling of his poetry and an abridgment of his monograph Supernatural Horror in Literature, with commentary providing background and context. Criticism is included from such scholars as S.T. Joshi and Robert M. Price, along with essays by writers Brad Strickland and T.E.D. Klein, and interviews with Pulitzer-nominated author Richard Monaco (Parsival) and award-winning novelists Cherie Priest (Boneshaker) and Caitlin Kiernan (The Drowning Girl).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476670911
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	06/25/2018
Pages:	306
Sales rank:	763,846
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.62(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Leverett Butts teaches American literature at the Gainesville campus of the University of North Georgia. He lives in Carrollton, Georgia.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
A Note on the Text
Primary Works
Fiction
History of the Necronomicon
The Call of Cthulhu
The Colour Out of Space
The Dunwich Horror
The Whisperer in Darkness
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
Poetry
Waste Paper
Fungi from Yuggoth
Critical Work
Supernatural Horror in Literature
Secondary Works
Criticism
The Structure of Lovecraft’s Longer Narratives (S.T. Joshi)
Cosmic Fear and the Fear of the Lord: Lovecraft’s Religious Vision (Robert M. Price)
The Victorian Era’s Influence on H.P. Lovecraft (Shannon N. Gilstrap)
The Shadow Also Rises: H.P. Lovecraft’s Ambivalent Modernism (Tracy Bealer)
Shantih Versus Shanty: Lovecraft’s Parody of Eliot’s Utopian Anxiety (Joseph Milford)
The Internal Continuity of Lovecraft’s Fungi from Yuggoth (Jim Moon)
Reflections
The Haunter of the Library: What Lovecraft Taught Me (Brad Strickland)
An Interview with Cherie Priest
An Interview with Caitlín R. Kiernan
An Interview with Richard Monaco
An Interpretation of Lovecraft’s Astrological Chart (Richard Monaco)
Providence After Dark (T.E.D. Klein)
Notes
Works Cited and Select Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

The critical essays explore a variety of aspects of Lovecraft’s work, such as his story structure, his relationship to Victorian fiction and modernism, and the ever-present issue of his racism and its reflection in his work...highly recommended”—Booklist; “Exceptionally informative and thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation...recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “Butts does an admirable job selecting and annotating Lovecraft’s literary and critical writings...valuable.”—Mythlore.

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