February 26, 2026
Lovecraft in the 21st Century Dead, But Still Dreaming (Routledge Studies in Speculative Fiction)
Lovecraft in the 21st Century Dead, But Still Dreaming (Routledge Studies in Speculative Fiction) | 11.34 MB
Title: Lovecraft in the 21st Century: Dead, But Still Dreaming
Author: Gonzalez, Antonio Alcala (Editor)
Category: Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Language: English | 330 Pages | ISBN: 0367713047
Description:
Lovecraft in the 21st Century assembles reflections from a wide range of perspectives on the significance of Lovecraft’s influence in contemporary times. Building on a focus centered on the Anthropocene, adaptation, and visual media, the chapters in this collection focus on the following topics:
Lovecraft in the 21st Century assembles reflections from a wide range of perspectives on the significance of Lovecraft’s influence in contemporary times. Building on a focus centered on the Anthropocene, adaptation, and visual media, the chapters in this collection focus on the following topics:
- Adaptation of Lovecraft’s legacy in theater, television, film, graphic narratives, video games and game artwork
- The connection between the writer’s legacy and his life
- Reading Lovecraft in light of contemporary criticism about capitalism, the posthuman, and the Anthropocene
- How contemporary authors have worked through the implicit racial and sexual politics in Lovecraft’s fiction
- Reading Lovecraft’s fiction in light of contemporary approaches to gender and sexuality
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