The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft Book Info
Hardcover: 928 pages
Publisher: Liveright (October 13, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0871404532
ISBN-13: 978-0871404534
Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 9 x 2.2 inches
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft Book Synopsis
From across strange aeons comes the long-awaited annotated edition of “the twentieth century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale” (Stephen King).
"With an increasing distance from the twentieth century…the New England poet, author, essayist, and stunningly profuse epistolary Howard Phillips Lovecraft is beginning to emerge as one of that tumultuous period’s most critically fascinating and yet enigmatic figures," writes Alan Moore in his introduction to The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft. Despite this nearly unprecedented posthumous trajectory, at the time of his death at the age of forty-six, Lovecraft's work had appeared only in dime-store magazines, ignored by the public and maligned by critics. Now well over a century after his birth, Lovecraft is increasingly being recognized as the foundation for American horror and science fiction, the source of "incalculable influence on succeeding generations of writers of horror fiction" (Joyce Carol Oates).
In this volume, Leslie S. Klinger reanimates Lovecraft with clarity and historical insight, charting the rise of the erstwhile pulp writer, whose rediscovery and reclamation into the literary canon can be compared only to that of Poe or Melville. Weaving together a broad base of existing scholarship with his own original insights, Klinger appends Lovecraft's uncanny oeuvre and Kafkaesque life story in a way that provides context and unlocks many of the secrets of his often cryptic body of work.
The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft Book Review
Those who want an annotated Lovecraft can now choose between Joshi's three Penguin volumes and this one. The Klinger edition has only a selection of stories, and some of these are questionable in terms of quality, and were included at the expense of other better work. So then, if you want annotations to all Lovecraft or simply want an annotated favorite that is not in Klinger, Joshi may be a better choice. If you want a full ranging experience though, Klinger's volume has beautiful production values, and lots of illustrations, along with a great introduction and appendices. (A faculty list of Arkham U!) Although not every story has great illustrations, and though the quality of annotations varies a bit from one story to the next (sometimes Klinger just doesn't seem to have much to say...) this is a great book for Lovecraft fans and a reasonable introduction to the author for newbies. (Though as the newcomer slogs through the pulp schlock of "Herbert West" and the erudite scientific blather of "Mountains of Madness", s/he may have second thoughts about whether or not they want to read more of Lovecraft. Get online The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft today.
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