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| Original Title: | H.P. Lovecraft: A Life ISBN13 9788375064803 |
| Edition Language: | Polish |
| Literary Awards: | Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction (1996), British Fantasy Award for Best Small Press Publication (1997) |
S.T. Joshi
Hardcover | Pages: 1180 pages Rating: 4.36 | 331 Users | 19 Reviews
Explanation In Favor Of Books H.P. Lovecraft. Biografia
„H.P. Lovecraft. Biografia” to przełomowe dzieło w dziedzinie badań życia i twórczości Lovecrafta, najlepsza na świecie biografia tego pisarza. Jej autor, znany na świecie krytyk, uznaje tę książkę za dzieło swojego życia, ukoronowanie 20 lat pracy badawczej. W 1997 r. książka zdobyła nagrodę Brama Stokera w dziedzinie literatury faktu, ponadto zbierała bardzo dobre recenzje, również od tak znanych pisarzy i krytyków jak Joyce Carol Oates, Ramsey Campbell czy Harold Bloom. Uznaje się ją za jedną z najlepszych biografii w dziejach literatury.Dzieło to stanowi najbardziej wiarygodne źródło informacji na temat Lovecrafta na świecie. Rozwiewa ogromną ilość mitów i niejasności związanych z jego osobą i twórczością, dokładnie omawia jego filozofię, życie oraz oczywiście dzieła literackie, przedstawiając przy tym bardzo wiele zagadnień pobocznych, jak choćby historię Providence czy dzieje literatury wagonowej w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Jest to bogate kompendium, przy którym nie będą się nudzić nawet ci, którzy o Lovecrafcie nic nie wiedzą.
Identify Appertaining To Books H.P. Lovecraft. Biografia
| Title | : | H.P. Lovecraft. Biografia |
| Author | : | S.T. Joshi |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1180 pages |
| Published | : | November 30th 2010 by Zysk i S-ka (first published January 1st 1996) |
| Categories | : | Biography. Nonfiction. Horror. Lovecraftian. Cthulhu Mythos. Fantasy. Weird Fiction |
Rating Appertaining To Books H.P. Lovecraft. Biografia
Ratings: 4.36 From 331 Users | 19 ReviewsPiece Appertaining To Books H.P. Lovecraft. Biografia
A very interesting book, with a nice "progressive" feel to it, like biographies are supposed to provide. It is not the most unbiased of biographies, as at times Joshi's views and opinions are made clear, specially when at trying to excuse or explain certain not so flattering of Lovecraft's behaviors and ideas.A must read for Lovecraft fans.I really enjoyed this book, it informed me of things in H.P. Lovecraft's life that I didn't even know. I learned that one of his stories was based on a town he lived in when he and his wife had to move to a town called Red Hook. This Story is mainly about the life of Howard Phillip Lovecraft and his slow downward spiral from sanity. It shows his influences as well as how his nightmares have caused many problems in his life.I rated it 5 stars because I really enjoyed learning about Lovecraft and
A heavily detailed depiction of the creator of the cosmic horror tale.
I was lucky enough to have a kind friend who sold me his signed hardcover copy of this book. I have read my original softcover edition three or four times, and then when the book was re-issued I read it another two times. I am constantly returning to it, as I study Lovecraft's Life and Fiction in an effort to write weird fiction that is authentically Lovecraftian (and for me that authenticity comes when a story is rooted in Lovecraft's works, rather than merely being "inspired" by one particular
A magnificently well-researched, interesting and at times deeply moving account of the life of one of the most significant practitioners and theoreticians of the weird tale during the 20th century.
I can't imagine any bio of Lovecraft ever superceding this hefty tome. Exhaustive doesn't even begin to describe the details included, but as old H. P. was such a strange and fascinating creature no detail is too much. The book even comes with an appropriately tacky portrait of the man on the cover. Just take a look at it, it's such a bad painting, but it does take one back to the gauche old covers of Weird Tales magazine.One thing I found particularly interesting in this book was the coverage
Sunand Tryambak Joshi (b. 22 June 1958 in Pune, India) is an Indian American literary scholar, and a leading figure in the study of Howard Phillips Lovecraft and other authors. Besides what some critics consider to be the definitive biography of Lovecraft (H. P. Lovecraft: A Life, 1996), Joshi has written about Ambrose Bierce, H. L. Mencken, Lord Dunsany, and M.R. James, and has edited collections
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