tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post8966230133022817164..comments2024-03-28T04:15:00.814-07:00Comments on Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: THE ANCIENT TRACKJerry Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-26753267459253165072012-07-14T10:16:28.968-07:002012-07-14T10:16:28.968-07:00Indeed...hence my "later life" notation ...Indeed...hence my "later life" notation (HPL didn't live so very long, after all). By the time he had Jewish buddies such as Robert Bloch, and his wife, he had grown out of the reflexive racism of his Providence whiteboy youth...a racism certainly encouraged by the pop culture of the time...(and my echo of your comment to Prashant came about in part because your response didn't come up when I came to this page, only after I posted my reply...Blogspot is a Funny Old Thing, no?)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-594901503950956942012-07-14T10:12:03.650-07:002012-07-14T10:12:03.650-07:00Well, Prashant, Joshi is one of the busiest of Lov...Well, Prashant, Joshi is one of the busiest of Lovecraft boosters (to a fault), and one of the busier scholars of horror fiction generally these decades.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-21111345770107779302012-07-14T09:41:08.133-07:002012-07-14T09:41:08.133-07:00Prashant, S. T. Joshi is a recognized expert on th...Prashant, S. T. Joshi is a recognized expert on the literature of the fantastic. He has written an edited a great deal of literature about Lovecraft. He has also written about Ambrose Bierce and H. L. Mencken. His website may be of interest to you: http://stjoshi.org/Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-82974668725725551312012-07-14T05:09:01.289-07:002012-07-14T05:09:01.289-07:00Jerry, I didn't know Lovecraft also wrote poet...Jerry, I didn't know Lovecraft also wrote poetry. I'm reading a couple of his novels, my first ones by the author. So I guess I have plenty of his works to look forward to. This volume is edited by an Indian which wouldn't be surprising as sf, fantasy and horror is, collectively, a popular genre out here. Thank you for bringing this book to my notice.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-80513671064123323872012-07-13T16:52:58.342-07:002012-07-13T16:52:58.342-07:00Lovecraft is not to everyone's taste, Sergio, ...Lovecraft is not to everyone's taste, Sergio, but he is certainly worth a try. Much of his fiction is now available for free online. As I mentioned above, his letters (available in collections published by Arkham House, Hippocampus Press, Night Shade Books, Neconomicron Press, an probably others) are also interesting.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-46252671216259513212012-07-13T16:46:29.747-07:002012-07-13T16:46:29.747-07:00He certainly wrote a number of great stories, Geor...He certainly wrote a number of great stories, George. My favorite is "At the Mountains of Madness," and I was sorry to hear that Guillermo del Toro had to drop his plans for filming it.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-62098219725016634242012-07-13T16:40:22.724-07:002012-07-13T16:40:22.724-07:00Lovecraft's thoughts on race were just a produ...Lovecraft's thoughts on race were just a product of his times and environment. His wife was Jewish, as were many of his correspondents. I have not heard of a single incident in which Lovecraft displayed prejudice to any person. He seemed to be universally liked by all who knew him.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-55306684238935465712012-07-13T11:53:55.211-07:002012-07-13T11:53:55.211-07:00I think Lovecraft Learned Better about race, etc. ...I think Lovecraft Learned Better about race, etc. in later life...pity he never escaped the self-parody you note.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-84825886942269522612012-07-13T07:48:28.061-07:002012-07-13T07:48:28.061-07:00I'm a big fan of Lovecraft. The LIBRARY OF AM...I'm a big fan of Lovecraft. The LIBRARY OF AMERICA volume is excellent.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-76401447332171141492012-07-13T07:34:05.876-07:002012-07-13T07:34:05.876-07:00I probably know more of Lovecraft through indirect...I probably know more of Lovecraft through indirect sources (Derleth, Bloch, Huttner etc) than through reading anything other thanks his main stories so it is really fascination to get information about this otherside to his writing too - thanks Jerry.<br /><br />SergioAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com