Maurice Levy's book is a penetrating analysis of the themes running
through the works of H. P. Lovecraft, the writer of horror and
supernatural fiction. Broader than a thematic study, however,
Levy's analysis is unique in his use of Lovecraft's work as a model
for fantastic writing in general and in his provocative theory as
to why Lovecraft wrote the sort of works he did. At an early age,
Lovecraft sloughed off all religious belief and came to adopt a
bleak and nihilistic philosophy where humans have no importance in
the cosmos but to serve as the playthings of incomprehensible and
uncaring forces. Levy sees Lovecraft's works as an attempt to purge
himself of these feelings and to give himself a reason to love in a
universe that cares nothing for him or for other human beings in
general. It is this view of Lovecraft the writer, the thinker, and
the man that sets Levy's work apart from any Lovecraft criticism.
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