The Modern Weird Tale

by S.T. Joshi

Book Overview

This is a critical study of many of the leading writers of horror and supernatural fiction since World War II. The primary purpose is to establish a canon of weird literature, and to distinguish the genuinely meritorious writers of the past fifty years from those who have obtained merely transient popular renown. Accordingly, the author regards the complex, subtle work of Shirley Jackson, Ramsey Campbell, Robert Aickman, T.E.D. Klein, and Thomas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078640986X
• ISBN13: 9780786409860
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher