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'''H. P. Lovecraft''' (1890-1937) was an [[United States of America|American]] author of fantasy and horror tales. He is the author who created the [[Cthulhu]] mythos, a fantasy world adapted by many subsequent authors. Lovecraft horror took many influences from [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. Lovecraft often openly attacked religion and idealism choosing to portray them as blind ignorance in the face of a terrifying reality, while admitting that they are necessary for preservation of moral values in a society. | '''H. P. Lovecraft''' (1890-1937) was an [[United States of America|American]] author of fantasy and horror tales. He is the author who created the [[Cthulhu]] mythos, a fantasy world adapted by many subsequent authors. Lovecraft horror took many influences from [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. Lovecraft often openly attacked religion and idealism choosing to portray them as blind ignorance in the face of a terrifying reality, while admitting that they are necessary for preservation of moral values in a society. | ||
| − | Lovecraft openly held racist beliefs in addition to believing that the | + | Lovecraft openly held racist beliefs in addition to believing that the inhabitants of the world were stratified in terms of cultural development. He perceived that white western culture, particularly that of the Anglo-Saxon nations was superior to that of other cultures. Lovecraft also expressed disdain 'racial inbreeding' as well as for lower class economic migrants in America. <ref>http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fzSrmR1PRO0C&pg=PA103&dq=lovecraft+racism&hl=en&ei=H4DtS6eQFZ6XONvBmbAI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=lovecraft%20racism&f=false</ref> |
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
Revision as of 17:08, May 14, 2010
H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author of fantasy and horror tales. He is the author who created the Cthulhu mythos, a fantasy world adapted by many subsequent authors. Lovecraft horror took many influences from Edgar Allan Poe. Lovecraft often openly attacked religion and idealism choosing to portray them as blind ignorance in the face of a terrifying reality, while admitting that they are necessary for preservation of moral values in a society.
Lovecraft openly held racist beliefs in addition to believing that the inhabitants of the world were stratified in terms of cultural development. He perceived that white western culture, particularly that of the Anglo-Saxon nations was superior to that of other cultures. Lovecraft also expressed disdain 'racial inbreeding' as well as for lower class economic migrants in America. [1]
Works
- Dagon
- The Call of Cthulhu
- The Other Gods
- The Shadow Over Innsmouth
- At the Mountains of Madness