An H.P. Lovecraft Anthology: More Than 50 Weird Tales (Forgotten Books) - Softcover

Jevons, William Stanley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1605069140 ISBN 13: 9781605069142

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2008

Synopsis

Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and Christianity. Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the mirror-opposite of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality.

Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting widespread and indirect influence, and frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe. (Quote from wikipedia.org)

About the Author

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890 - 1937)
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 - March 15, 1937), of Providence, Rhode Island, was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. (Quote from wikipedia.org)

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1605069140
• ISBN 13: 9781605069142
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640