Supernatural Horror in Literature - H.P. Lovecraft

Supernatural Horror in Literature

By H.P. Lovecraft

  • Release Date: 2023-01-15
  • Genre: Literary Criticism

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First published in 1927, "Supernatural Horror in Literature" is a deftly penned, 28,000 word essay by author H.P. Lovecraft. Reaching back to the early gothic tradition in America and abroad, Lovecraft chronicles the birth and development of the horror genre (specifically "weird fiction") throughout literary history, appraising the works of such masters as Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Ambrose Bierce, and others. Critic David G. Hartwell praised the work as "the most important essay on horror literature".

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