The twentieth-century American writer discusses his literary techniques and philosophies along with the history and aesthetics of horror fiction
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An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia terms the work "HPL's most significant literary essay and one of the finest historical analyses of horror literature." Upon reading the essay, M. R. James proclaimed Lovecraft's style "most offensive".
This chilling collection also contains Henry James’ wonderfully atmospheric short novel The Turn of the Screw.
The essay was researched and written between November 1925 and May 1927, first published in August 1927, and then revised and expanded during 1933-1934.
" As Lovecraft makes quite clear throughout this essay, it is this fear that must be exercised in the "fear-literature" or "horror-literature," as he calls them, that is penned by the multitude of writers in this genre.Much of the essay is ...
Supernatural Horror in Literature H. P. Lovecraft The Most Important Essay on Horror Literature"Supernatural Horror in Literature" is a long essay by the celebrated horror writer H. P. Lovecraft surveying the field of horror fiction.
"Supernatural Horror in Literature" is a 28,000 word essay by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, surveying the development and achievements of horror fiction as the field stood in the 1920s and 30s.
Within these essays, Lovecraft explores the origins and traditions of the genre in Britain, America and beyond with special reference to the most notable movements, themes, motifs, techniques, and writers past and present.
... Lovecraft states, “There are many reasons why moderns can never surpass Epicurus, among them racial inferiority. ... character disposed to the finer feelings, and an extraordinary apathy constitutes the mark of this type of race.
But in spite of all this opposition the weird tale has survived, developed, and attained remarkable heights of perfection; founded as it is on a profound and elementary principle whose appeal, if not always universal, must necessarily be ...