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The Lovecraftian Poe

Essays on Influence, Reception, Interpretation, and Transformation
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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.

Author Biography:

Sean Moreland teaches at the University of Ottawa.
Release date Australia
May 28th, 2019
Contributors
  • Contributions by Alissa Burger
  • Contributions by Brian Johnson
  • Contributions by Dan Clinton
  • Contributions by John Langan
  • Contributions by Juan L. Perez de Luque
  • Contributions by Michael Cisco
  • Contributions by Murray Leeder
  • Contributions by S. T. Joshi
  • Contributions by Slawomir Studniarz
  • Edited by Sean Moreland
Pages
276
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Dimensions
151x219x20
ISBN-13
9781611462425
Product ID
30323492

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