Awards
- Winner of Washington Book Publishers 2014 Book Design & Effectiveness Competition (Second Place for Typographic Cover).
- Winner of Washington Book Publishers Book Design & Effectiveness Awards Illustrated Interiors Category 2014
- Winner of Washington Book Publishers Book Design & Effectiveness Awards Illustrated Interiors Category 2014.
Overview
Recognized as a major innovator in the weird story, H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an author whose influence was felt by nearly every writer of horror, fantasy, and science fiction in the second half of the twentieth century. Considered one of the leading writers of gothic horror, Lovecraft and his work continue to inspire writers today. In Lovecraft and Influence: His Predecessors and Successors, Robert H. Waugh has assembled essays that are vast in scope, ranging from the Bible through the Edwardian period and well into the present. This collection is devoted to authors whose work had an impact on Lovecraft—Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, and Lord Dunsany—and those who drew inspiration from him, including William S. Burroughs, Ramsey Campbell, Thomas Ligotti, and Stephen King. A fascinating anthology, Lovecraft and Influence will appeal to aficionados of classic horror, fantasy, and science fiction and those with an interest in modern authors whose works reflect and honor Lovecraft’s enduring legacy.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert H. Waugh
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.70cm
Weight: 0.435kg
ISBN: 9780810891159
ISBN 10: 0810891158
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 30 May 2013
Audience:
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This is a volume that may be useful to academics and students who are starting out with Lovecraft. It may be especially useful to advanced university students who are required by their thesis supervisor to pair Lovecraft with another author. I did find some topics neatly summed up and clarified. Tentaclii: H.P. Lovecraft Blog
This is a volume that may be useful to academics and students who are starting out with Lovecraft. It may be especially useful to advanced university students who are required by their thesis supervisor to pair Lovecraft with another author. I did find some topics neatly summed up and clarified. * Tentaclii: H.P. Lovecraft Blog *
Author Information
Robert H. Waugh is professor emeritus in the English department at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He is a leading Lovecraft scholar, whose books include The Monster in the Mirror: Looking for H. P. Lovecraft (2006) and A Monster of Voices: Speaking for H. P. Lovecraft (2011).
