Lovecraft in the 21st Century

ebook Dead, But Still Dreaming · Routledge Studies in Speculative Fiction

By Antonio Alcala Gonzalez

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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
  • Lovecraft in the 21st Century