The Lovecraftian Poe - Essays on Influence, Reception, Interpretation, and Transformation (Hardcover)

H.P. Lovecraft, one of the twentieth century's most important writers in the genre of horror fiction, famously referred to Edgar Allan Poe as both his "model" and his "God of Fiction." While scholars and readers of Poe's and Lovecraft's work have long recognized the connection between these authors, this collection of essays is the first in-depth study to explore the complex literary relationship between Lovecraft and Poe from a variety of critical perspectives. Of the thirteen essays included in this book, some consider how Poe's work influenced Lovecraft in important ways. Other essays explore how Lovecraft's fictional, critical, and poetic reception of Poe irrevocably changed how Poe's work has been understood by subsequent generations of readers and interpreters. Addressing a variety of topics ranging from the psychology of influence to racial and sexual politics, the essays in this book also consider how Lovecraft's interpretations of Poe have informed later adaptations of both writers' works in films by Roger Corman and fiction by Stephen King, Thomas Ligotti, and Caitlin R. Kiernan. This collection is an indispensable resource not only for those who are interested in Poe's and Lovecraft's work specifically, but also for readers who wish to learn more about the modern history and evolution of Gothic, horror, and weird fiction.

General

Imprint:	Lehigh University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Perspectives on Edgar Allan Poe
Release date:	May 2017
Editors:	Sean Moreland
Contributors:	Alissa Burger • Michael Cisco • Dan Clinton • Brian Johnson • S.T. Joshi • John Langan • Murray Leeder • Juan L Perez de Luque • Slawomir Studniarz
Dimensions:	235 x 163 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	276
ISBN-13:	978-1-61146-240-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-61146-240-1
Barcode:	9781611462401

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