A Literary Copernicus
| A Literary Copernicus | |
|---|---|
| Fritz Leiber, Jr | |
| Something About Cats and Other Pieces (1949) |
Abstract
Examination of the themes and literary devices Lovecraft used in his fiction; the central thesis is that HPL's great innovation was shifting the focus of supernatural horror from terrestrial terrors to the great unknown reaches of the universe. An expansion and reworking of The Works of H. P. Lovecraft: Suggestions for a Critical Appraisal in The Acolyte Fall 1944.
Works Cited
- At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels (Note by S. T. Joshi in H. P. Lovecraft: Four Decades of Criticism.)
- The Dunwich Horror and Others (Note by S. T. Joshi in H. P. Lovecraft: Four Decades of Criticism.)
- Selected Letters of H. P. Lovecraft (Note by S. T. Joshi in H. P. Lovecraft: Four Decades of Criticism.)
Cited By
- Genesis of the Cthulhu Mythos
- H. P. Lovecraft: Myth-Maker
- Introduction to An Epicure in the Terrible
- Lovecraft's Alien Civilizations: A Political Interpretation
- Lovecraft's "Artificial Mythology"
- The Structure Of Lovecraft's Longer Narratives
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