The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Fantasy and Horror Classics): With a Dedication by George Henry Weiss - Couverture souple

Lovecraft, H. P.; Weiss, George Henry

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ISBN 10 : 1447468619 ISBN 13 : 9781447468615

Editeur : Fantasy and Horror Classics, 2012

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Howard Phillips Lovecraft, of Providence, Rhode Island, was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction. Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Christianity. Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the mirror-opposite of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality. Although Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades. He is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting widespread and indirect influence, and frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This early work by H. P. Lovecraft was originally published in 1936. Born in 1890 in Rhode Island, Usa, Lovecraft began writing at a very young age, quickly developing a deep and abiding interest in science. In 1913, Lovecraft joined the Uapa (United Amateur Press Association) but it was four years later, in 1917, that he began to focus on fiction, producing such wellknown early stories as 'Dagon' and 'A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson'. However, it was during the last decade of his life that Lovecraft produced his most notable works, such as 'the Dunwich Horror' and 'The Call of Cthulhu' which subsequently earned him his place as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Fantasy and Horror Classics
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1447468619
• ISBN 13: 9781447468615
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 85