H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) is widely considered the most important literary supernaturalist of the twentieth century. He is one of the greatest in a line of authors that originated with the Gothic no...
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"Nothing," H. P. Lovecraft once wrote, "has ever seemed to fascinate me so much as the thought of some curious interruption in the prosaic laws of nature, or some monstrous intrusions on our familiar ...
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In the following essay, Cox discusses the frequent criticism of Lovecraft's literary craftsmanship.
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“Lovecraft was not a good writer.” This blunt judgement by Edmund Wilson in ...
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In the following essay, Indick refutes the common assumption that Lovecraft's stories are not concerned with female characters.
One of the commonplace stereotypes about H. P. Lovecraft is that ...
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In the following essay, Weinberg views Lovecraft's invented mathematics in several stories as a blending of science and fantasy.
One of the strongest points in the Cthulhu stories by H. P. Love...
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In the following essay, Burleson explores the broad thematic concern of Lovecraft's ouevre, which he deems to be “the nature of self-knowledge.”
Over the two decades of his career...
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In the following essay, Dziemianowicz analyzes the theme of isolation in Lovecraft's stories.
There was thunder in the air on the night I went to the deserted mansion atop Tempest Mountain to f...
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In the following review, Winter offers a favorable assessment of Tales of H. P. Lovecraft and The Annotated H. P. Lovecraft.
Fear lurks in the shadows of American letters, its pleasures plebeian and g...
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In the following essay, Schweitzer investigates the nature and extent of Lord Dunsany's influence on Lovecraft.
No knowledgeable critic has ever tried to deny the fact that the writings of Lord...
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In the following excerpt, originally published in a 1952 edition, Penzoldt offers a psychological analysis of Lovecraft's horror tales.
It is not the highest, but only the pedant and the prig w...
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In the following essay, Emmons discusses the “Cthulhu Mythos” stories as the creation of a mythology appropriate to the twentieth century, calling it “a myth for our time.”...
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In the following excerpt, Schweitzer discusses numerous Lovecraft stories, summarizing the plots, explaining their significance to Lovecraft's literary career, and offering a brief analysis of ...
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In the following essay, Burleson discusses Nathaniel Hawthorne as an important influence on many thematic elements in Lovecraft's fiction.
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937), the Rhod...
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In the following excerpt, Joshi, author of several books on Lovecraft, examines Lovecraft's stories in regard to the influence of Lord Dunsany, their New England settings, and the influence of ...
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In the following essay, Burleson provides detailed analyses of several of Lovecraft's important, early stories.
“the Terrible Old Man” and “the Picture in the House”...
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H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft
