The Weird Tale: Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, Ambrose Bierce, H.P. LovecraftIn this penetrating study, author Joshi examines six writers - masters of the craft of "weird" tales (of horror, the supernatural, fantasy, quasi-science fiction) and explores the characteristic features of the tale. He finds that the weird tale is not principally a genre, but is rather the expression of a distinctive world view that compels readers to rethink their assumptions of what is "real" and "normal." |
Contents
The Mystery of the Universe | 12 |
The Career of a Fantaisiste | 42 |
The Expansion | 87 |
Copyright | |
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The Weird Tale: Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James ... S. T. Joshi No preview available - 1990 |
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