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Strange Shadows - The Uncollected Fiction and Essays of Clark Ashton Smith

Anglais · Livre Relié

Expédition généralement dans un délai de 3 à 5 semaines

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Strange Shadows opens a window into the dark, visionary worlds of Clark Ashton Smith, whose verbal black magic was a significant force in the American science fiction and fantasy movement of the 1930s. This annotated collection of his previously unpublished works provides a unique opportunity to savor the full range of Smith's literary contribution. Featuring fantasies and ironic short stories, prose-poems, plays, unfinished stories, and more than 100 story synopses, it offers valuable documentation and commentary on the work of one of the most distinctive and consistently interesting modern masters of the fantasy genre.

An introduction by Robert Bloch (the author of Psycho) examines Smith's work and places it in historical perspective. Among the highlights of the collection are the satirical title story; variant drafts of two of Smith's most famous stories--The Coming of the White Worm and The Beast of Averoigne--and a play entitled The Dead Will Cuckold You, which has been hailed as a masterpiece. The editor's annotations include extensive quotations from Smith's correspondence to H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, and other important fantasy authors, together with textual commentary and discussion of connections between published and unpublished works. Information on lost writings and lists of published story titles, characters, and place names are supplied. An important resource for fantasy readers and scholars, this book will appeal to those with an interest in dark fantasy, science fiction, and the history of American science fiction.


A propos de l'auteur

STEVE BEHRENDS is a Research Associate in High Energy Physics at Purdue University. He edited Clark Ashton Smith: Letters to H. P. Lovecraft and has published essays on the work of Smith and Donald Wandrei.

Détails du produit

Auteurs Steve Behrends, Behrends Steve, Clark Ashton Smith
Collaboration Steve Behrends (Editeur)
Edition Bloomsbury
 
Langues Anglais
Recommandation d'âge 7 à 17 ans
Format d'édition Livre Relié
Sortie 31.12.2019
 
EAN 9780313266119
ISBN 978-0-313-26611-9
Pages 295
Poids 595 g
Thèmes Bibliographies and Indexes in
Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy
Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Catégories Littérature > Poésie, théâtre
Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée

LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, The arts, Literary essays

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