The Selected Essays of H. P. Lovecraft

by H. P. Lovecraft

Overview

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. These facts few psychologists will dispute, and their admitted truth must establish for all time the genuineness and dignity of the weirdly horrible tale as a literary form. Against it are discharged all the shafts of a materialistic sophistication which clings to frequently felt emotions and external events, and of a naively insipid idealism which deprecates the esthetic motive and calls for a didactic literature to "uplift" the reader toward a suitable degree of smirking optimism.

AS may naturally be expected of a form so closely connected with primal emotion, the horror-tale is as old as human thought and speech themselves.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162207184
Publisher:	Interzone Press
Publication date:	09/19/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	303 KB

About the Author

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937), commonly known as H. P. Lovecraft, was an American author known for his works of horror fiction (many of which have been adapted into movies). Having died in obscure poverty, he achieved posthumous fame for his books and stories. Today, he is best known for his take on The Call of Cthulhu. Because of his influence on contemporary writers and the development of his unique style known as "Lovecraftian," he is often compared to Edgar Allan Poe.