ISBN10: 1557421528, ISBN13: 9781557421524, [publisher: Mercer Island, WA: Starmont Books, 1990, 1st Edition, First Printing, Mercer Island, Washington] Softcover First Edition ------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) ---trade paperback, about 5.25 x 8 inches, a Near Fine unread copy, light rubbing, small sticker remnant on front panel, 170 pages, From the Introduction: I have never been a literary critic in the true sense. This no doubt has much to do with the fact that by profession I am a Bible scholar and theologian, with literary interests only a hobby. Few of these studies attempt to expound Lovecraft’s literary techniques. The reader will readily see that my focus is on the underlying concepts of Lovecraft’s fiction. In but one article have I sought to set forth Lovecraft’s philosophy of existence and how his fiction is a parabolic, almost didactic, depiction of it. This vitally important aspect of his thought has been thoroughly and enlighteningly covered by Dirk W. Mosig, S. T. Joshi, and Donald R. Burleson. Rather, my concern has been, first, with currents of religious, philosophical, and occult thought that Lovecraft used as raw material for fictional purposes. We may better enjoy stories which employ these concepts if we better understand what Lovecraft had in mind. Second, I have been interested in fine points of exegesis, to research specific intriguing allusions in Lovecraft’s fiction, many of which have religious roots. Third, I have been ...
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