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Exploring the evolution of horror literature, this essay offers a comprehensive analysis from ancient weird tales to 20th-century masters. Lovecraft examines significant periods and figures, including the Renaissance, the Gothic novels, and the pivotal contributions of Edgar Allan Poe. He highlights influential authors like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ambrose Bierce, culminating in a discussion of four modern masters: Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, and M. R. James. This work is both a critical study and a celebration of the genre’s depth and complexity.
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The Annotated Supernatural Horror in Literature, Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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- Released
- 2012
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- Title
- The Annotated Supernatural Horror in Literature
- Subtitle
- Revised and Enlarged
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Howard Phillips Lovecraft
- Publisher
- Hippocampus Press
- Released
- 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 230
- ISBN13
- 9781614980285
- Category
- About Literature, Horror
- Description
- Exploring the evolution of horror literature, this essay offers a comprehensive analysis from ancient weird tales to 20th-century masters. Lovecraft examines significant periods and figures, including the Renaissance, the Gothic novels, and the pivotal contributions of Edgar Allan Poe. He highlights influential authors like Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ambrose Bierce, culminating in a discussion of four modern masters: Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, and M. R. James. This work is both a critical study and a celebration of the genre’s depth and complexity.