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| Title | : | Tales of H.P. Lovecraft |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.28 (568 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060957905 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
-- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. Still, here are some of his best, including such comparatively little-known triumphs as a harrowing depiction of a surrender to madness (``The Dreams in the Witch-House'') and a superb haunted-house tale (``The Shunned House''). Oates's brief, incisive introduction suggestively compares Lovecraft's experiences and temperament with those of his mentor Poe, and helpfully summarizes the content of the former's apparently immortal ``Chthulu Mythos.'' One misses
Lovecraft had no idea that he would come to be regarded as the godfather of the modern horror genre, nor that his work would influence an entire generation of writers, including Stephen King and Anne Rice. Now, at last, the most important tales of this distinctive American genious are gathered in one volume by National Book Award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates.Combining the nineteenth-century gothic sesibility of Edgar Allan Poe with a daring internal vision, Lovecraft's tales foretold a psychically troubled century to come. Set in a meticulously described, historically grounded New England landscape, his harrowing stories explore the collapse of sanity beneath the weight of chaotic events. Lovecraft's universe is a frightening shadow world where reality and nightmare intertwine, and redemption can
. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University and has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1978. She has written some of the most enduring fiction of our time, including the national bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys; Blonde, which was nominated for the National Book Award; and the
"Losing interest" according to S. Mann. The stories are somewhat interesting and fairly unique. I am only halfway done with the book and have lost most of my interest though. Lovecraft doesn't seem to develope any of his characters at all and his writing formula is very apparent and strictly adhered to. This makes it a bit boring, but the premises of each story are interesting enough to carry the reader along. When comparing Lovecraft to his peer, R.E. Howard - I must say that Howard outshines Lovecraft in raw power, horrific, uniqueness of stories, interesting characters, and over all style.I'd sugges. "Gothic Mythology" according to C Wahlman. A big thank you to Joyce Carol Oates for compiling these wonderful stories. If you have never read H.P. Lovecraft before, this collection is a great introduction.H.P. Lovecraft, once an obscure early twentieth century writer of science fiction, mythology, and horror works, is now the inspiration for all great modern horror and suspense writers (like Stephen King).Often compared to Edgar Allen Poe, Lovecraft was a prolific writer who was largely unpublished until after his death. Highly intelligent, he developed his own mythology and created a series of stories su. R. MCCOSKER said The contents of this book. With so many different Lovecraft collections out there, it may help prospective buyers to know what's actually in this one:[By Joyce Carol Oates:] Introduction; [by H.P. Lovecraft:] The Outsider; The Music of Erich Zann; The Rats in the Walls; The Shunned House; The Call of Cthulhu; The Colour out of Space; The Dunwich Horror; At the Mountains of Madness; The Shadow over Innsmouth; The Shadow out of TimeThis is an excellent introductory selection of short fiction -- Lovecraft didn't write any other kind -- by one of the major figures in the history of what is now
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