The Love of Ruins: Letters on Lovecraft

by Scott Michaelsen and Scott Cutler Shershow

Today, H. P. Lovecraft is both more popular and controversial than ever: the influence of his "Cthulhu mythos" is everywhere in popular culture, his cosmic pessimism has reemerged as a major theme in contemporary philosophy, and his racism continues to spark controversy in the media. The Love of Ruins takes a fresh look at a figure widely acknowledged as the father of modern horror or "weird" fiction. In these pages, Lovecraft emerges not as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438465106
• ISBN13: 9781438465104
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"