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Title: A Dreamer & A Visionary: H. P. Lovecraft in His Time by S. T. Joshi ISBN: 0-85323-946-0 Publisher: Liverpool Univ Pr Pub. Date: June, 2001 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: An outstanding biography of an important horror writer.
Comment: I highly recommend this book. Not only did I feel I was being personally introduced to Howard P. Lovecraft while reading it, I felt Joshi personally knew him. Of course he didn't, but after reading virtually everything in print (including manuscript archives by and about him), Joshi knew more about Lovecraft than most people know about their closest friends. I have never seen letters so well deployed to assemble the day to day, month to month activities and intellectual concerns of a historical figure. (Lovecraft wrote letters by the tons, and many were saved.) There is some discussion of the "weird fiction" Lovecraft wrote, with sometimes negative evaluations of its quality, but the key work gets enthusiastic and insightful brief evaluation, with further context based on the articles in the specialized journals that keep Lovecraft's critical reputation alive. Lovecraft is an acquired taste, but those of us who have acquired it owe Joshi a debt of gratitude. I never knew of Lovecraft's involvement with the amateur press organizations, or of his peripatetic travels across the east coast and parts of Canada he could easily get to. I think Joshi quite rightly attributes Lovecraft's premature death (at age 37) to a lifetime of poor nutrition, much of which was caused by near-poverty -- he never had a professional position, and lived hand to mouth on editing and rewriting of others' work, as well as meager pay for some publications (many of which weren't issued till after his death). His racism is discussed as a personal failing that doesn't undercut the author's other achievements. If that doesn't wash with you, I don't recommend the book. Otherwise, this is the go-to biography of one of the most unusual authors America has ever produced. My one quibble is that no pictures are provided, but they are available elsewhere.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Providence Gentleman...
Comment: "A Dreamer and A Visionary: H.P. Lovecraft in His Time" is one of the latest offerings from top Lovecraft scholar, S.T. Joshi. This is not an entirely new book, but a heavily edited and condensed version of his monumental 1996 biography "H.P. Lovecraft: A Life" published by Necronomicon Press.
For those persons who a) are new to Lovecraft and want to know more or b) are unable to obtain a copy of the sadly out of print
"H.P. Lovecraft: A Life", "A Dreamer and A Visionary" is well worth the price. Even those who own "H.P. Lovecraft: A Life" will
find this to be a nice companion volume.
Unlike many previous Lovecraft biographies, Joshi's works present a fair look at Lovecraft, warts and all, neither judging or lionizing him. "A Dreamer and A Visionary", like "Lord of A Visible World" and the annotated editions, is a most welcome addition to any Lovecraft library.
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Title: A Subtler Magick: The Writings and Philosophy of H. P. Lovecraft by S. T. Joshi ISBN: 1880448610 Publisher: Wildside Pr Pub. Date: December, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Annotated H.P. Lovecraft by S. T. Joshi, Howard Phillips Lovecraft ISBN: 0440506603 Publisher: DTP Pub. Date: 07 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Lord of a Visible World: An Autobiography in Letters by S. T. Joshi, David E. Schultz, Howard Phillips Lovecraft ISBN: 0821413333 Publisher: Ohio Univ Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: More Annotated H.P. Lovecraft by H. P. Lovecraft, S.T. Joshi, Peter Cannon ISBN: 0440508754 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 10 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Mysteries of Time and Spirit: The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Donald Wandrei by H. P. Lovecraft, Donald Wandrei, S. T. Joshi, David E. Schultz ISBN: 1892389495 Publisher: Night Shade Books Pub. Date: 30 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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