Document Type
Book Chapter
Original Publication Date
2018
Journal/Book/Conference Title
New Directions in Supernatural Horror Literature: The Critical Influence of H. P. Lovecraft
First Page
171
Last Page
187
Date of Submission
February 2023
Abstract
This chapter explores H. P. Lovecraft's essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature," considering the ways in which Lovecraft attempted to construct favorable conditions for the reception of his own work. The writing of the essay was a pivotal moment in Lovecraft's career and authorial self-fashioning. Both it and he went on to influence the development of weird fiction in Lovecraft's lifetime and subsequently, lasting well into the current period of reevaluation of the author's legacy and person.
Recommended Citation
Glover, John. “Reception Claims in Supernatural Horror in Literature and the Course of Weird Fiction.” New Directions in Supernatural Horror Literature: The Critical Influence of H. P. Lovecraft, edited by Sean Moreland, Palgrave Macmillan (London), 2018, pp. 171–87.
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VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
Comments
John Glover, “Reception Claims in Supernatural Horror in Literature and the Course of Weird Fiction” published in New Directions in Supernatural Horror Literature: The Critical Influence of H. P. Lovecraft, edited by Sean Moreland, 2018, Palgrave Macmillan reproduced with permission of Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature.
This is the pre-copyediting version of the chapter submitted to the publisher.