ENG239H1 Lecture : Lovecraft
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Comic fear, or the universe hates you and wants to kill you. Lovecraft y 1890-1937 died of stomach cancer y spent most of his life in providence rhode island; last son of a once wealthy new. England family y self educated antiquarian, poet, writer, amateur, scientist, amateur journalist y loved history and its effect y loved science, especially astronomy y prolife correspondent- thousands of letters to hundreds of friends, acquaintances, newspapers, etc. Lovecraft philosophy y lovecraft was an unyielding scientific mechanist materialist. Cthulhu mythos/ lovecraft mythos/yog-sothoth cycle of myth y. August derleth and arkham house y august derleth was a friend correspondent and far inferior writer who along with donald. Astronomy) y poetry y amateur journalism y correspondence y cats. Lovecrafts legacy y development of weird fiction / the new weird as a distinctive form of dark fantasy/horror/ the literature of fear y august derleth and arkham house y.
