The new annotated H. P. Lovecraft

The new annotated H. P. Lovecraft

H. P. Lovecraft, 1890-1937

Book - 2014

An extensively annotated anthology of twenty-two of the horror master's best writings also examines Lovecraft's rise and accomplishments against a backdrop of the pulp fiction era while evaluating his influence on literature.

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Subjects
Lovecraft, H. P. > (Howard Phillips), > 1890-1937.
Horror tales, American > 20th century.
Short stories, American > 20th century.
Published
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company [2014]
Language
English
Main Author
H. P. Lovecraft, 1890-1937 (author)
Other Authors
Leslie S. Klinger (editor), Alan Moore, 1953- (writer of introduction)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
lxx, 852 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), genealogical table ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 835-849).
ISBN
9780871404534
  • Introduction by Alan Moore
  • Foreword
  • Editor's note
  • The stories. Dagon
  • The statement of Randolph Carter
  • Beyond the wall of sleep
  • Nyarlathotep
  • The picture in the house
  • Herbert West : reanimator
  • The nameless city
  • The hound
  • The festival
  • The unnamable
  • The call of Cthulhu
  • The silver key
  • The case of Charles Dexter Ward
  • The colour out of space
  • The Dunwich horror
  • The whisperer in darkness
  • At the mountains of madness
  • The shadow over Innsmouth
  • The dreams in the witch house
  • The thing on the doorstep
  • The shadow out of time
  • The haunter of the dark
  • Appendix 1. Chronological table
  • Appendix 2. Faculty of Miskatonic University
  • Appendix 3. History of the Necronomicon
  • Appendix 4. Genealogy of the elder races
  • Appendix 5. The works of H.P. Lovecraft
  • Appendix. 6. The "revisions" of H.P. Lovecraft
  • Appendix 7. H.P. Lovecraft in popular culture.
Review by Booklist Review

H(oward) P(hillips) Lovecraft (1890-1937) posthumously earned a reputation for outstanding short story writing in the horror genre. The irony is that, during his lifetime, he appeared in print only in the so-called pulp magazines and appreciation for his work was modest. But as expressed in Alan Moore's on-target introduction here, in the years following Lovecraft's death, the mesmerizing power of his language and imagination gained him a wider and more enthusiastic readership than he would have ever imagined for himself. The foreword by Leslie S. Klinger is a highly informative history of the horror genre and a trenchant summary of Lovecraft's life, all of which preface the primary section of this giant book, a presentation of 22 of Lovecraft's most significant stories, each fully annotated with identifications of people and places, definitions of unfamiliar vocabulary, and background explanations of mentioned literary works. This impressive book can be used two ways, either for checkout in circulating horror collections or for in-house-only reference.--Hooper, Brad Copyright 2014 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Klinger's most controversial claim in this new compilation is that the late horror maestro Lovecraft's work encapsulates the fears of the average man. Stories such as "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"¿ and "At the Mountains of Madness"¿ seem at best tangentially related to the unifying theme of the "Arkham cycle"¿ that Klinger advances. His outline of the historical evolution of horror literature provides useful insight into the influences on Lovecraft's style and the evolution of the pulp magazine industry that gave him a literary outlet. The biographical entry skims the surface of a complex individual's life, but the presence of several apparently clashing views illustrates the difficulty and ultimate futility of rendering a single verdict on a writer. Despite Klinger's stated goal of expanding Lovecraft's audience, the exhaustive historical background and biographical information he supplies (familiar to readers of 2004's The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes) will appeal more to the fan than the neophyte, and with Lovecraft's 125th birthday just around the corner, in 2015, committed enthusiasts may prefer to discuss new scholarly analysis rather than revisit familiar ground. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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