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	Topics S. T. Joshi Topic Home Sunand Tryambak Joshi (b. 22 June 1958 in PunePune Pune is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.... , IndiaIndia India , officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia.... ) is an Indian AmericanIndian American An Indian American is an American of Indian descent.... literary criticCritic The word critic comes from the Greek ???t????, kritiks - one who discerns, which itself arises from the Ancient Greek wo... , and a leading figure in the study of Howard Phillips LovecraftH. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an American author of fantasy, horror and science fiction, noted for combining these three ge... and other authors of weirdWeird fiction Summary Weird fiction is speculative literature written in the late 19th and early 20th century.... and fantastic fiction. Besides having written what some critics consider to be the definitive biographyBiography Biography is a genre of literature and other forms of media like film, based on the written accounts of individual lives.... of Lovecraft (, 1996), Joshi has written about Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American satirist, critic, poet, short story writer, editor, and journalist.His clear unsen... , H. L. MenckenH. L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken , better known as H.... , Lord DunsanyEdward Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany Overview Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany was an Irish writer and dramatist, notable for his work in fantasy an... , Algernon BlackwoodAlgernon Blackwood Algernon Henry Blackwood was an English writer of tales of the supernatural.... and M.R. James, and has edited collections of their works. Literary criticism His literary criticismLiterary criticism Literary criticism is the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature.... is notable for its emphases upon readability and the dominant worldviews of the authors in question; his The Weird Tale looks at six acknowledged masters of horrorHorror fiction Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader.... and fantasyFantasy Fantasy is a genre of art that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting.... (namely Arthur MachenArthur Machen Arthur Machen was a leading Welsh author of the 1890s.... , Algernon BlackwoodAlgernon Blackwood Algernon Henry Blackwood was an English writer of tales of the supernatural.... , Dunsany, M. R. JamesM. R. James Montague Rhodes James , who published under the byline M.... , Bierce and Lovecraft), and discusses their respective worldviews in depth and with authority. A follow-up volume, The Modern Weird Tale, examines the work of modern writers, including Shirley JacksonShirley Jackson Shirley Jackson was an American author who wrote short stories and novels.... , Ramsey CampbellRamsey Campbell John Ramsey Campbell is a British writer considered by many critics to be one of the great masters of horror fiction.... , Stephen KingStephen King Stephen Edwin King is an American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels.... , Robert AickmanRobert Aickman Robert Fordyce Aickman was an English conservationist writer of fiction and nonfiction.... , Thomas LigottiThomas Ligotti Thomas Ligotti is a writer of horror stories.... , T. E. D. KleinT. E. D. Klein Theodore "Eibon" Donald Klein is an American horror writer and editor.... and others, from a similar philosophically oriented viewpoint. The Evolution of the Weird Tale (2004) includes essays on Dennis EtchisonDennis Etchison Dennis William Etchison, is an American writer and editor of fantasy and horror fiction.... , L. P. HartleyL. P. Hartley Summary Leslie Poles Hartley was a British writer, known for novels and short stories.... , Les DanielsLes Daniels Overview Les Daniels is an American writer of literary criticism, cultural studies and historical horror fiction.... , E. F. Benson, Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a British author and poet best known today for his children's books: The Jungle Book , The... , David J. SchowDavid J. Schow David J. Schow is an American fiction writer.... , Robert BlochRobert Bloch Robert Albert Bloch was a prolific American writer.... , L. P. DaviesL. P. Davies Overview Leslie Purnell Davies is a British novelist whose works typically combine elements of horror, science fiction and mystery.... , Edward Lucas WhiteEdward Lucas White Edward Lucas White was a American author and poet.... , Rod SerlingRod Serling Rodman "Rod" Edward Serling was an American screenwriter, most famous for his science fiction anthology series The Twiligh... , Poppy Z. BritePoppy Z. Brite Poppy Z. Brite is an American author born in New Orleans.... and others. Joshi is the editor of the small-press literary journals Lovecraft Studies and Studies in Weird Fiction, published by Necronomicon PressFacts About Necronomicon Press Necronomicon Press is an American small press publishing house specialising in fiction, poetry and literary criticism relati... . He is also the editor of Lovecraft Annual and co-editor of Dead Reckonings, both small-press journals published by Hippocampus PressHippocampus Press Hippocampus Press is an American publisher of fantasy, horror and science fiction, and specializes in reprints or first edit... . At the time of writing, Joshi is working towards the publication of the collected poetry of Clark Ashton SmithClark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith was a poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories.... and George SterlingGeorge Sterling George Sterling, was born in Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, and moved to California in 1890. A poet who became a s... , and Lovecraft’s Collected Essays. Social criticism In addition to literary criticism, Joshi has also edited books on atheismAtheism Atheism, in its broadest sense, is the absence of belief in the existence of deities.... and social relations, including Documents of American Prejudice, an annotated collection of American racist writings; In Her Place (2006), which collects written examples of prejudice against womenSexism Summary Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred against people based on their sex rather than their individ... ; and Atheism: A Reader, which collects atheistic writings by such people as Antony FlewAntony Flew Professor Antony Garrard Newton Flew is a British philosopher.... , George EliotGeorge Eliot George Eliot is the pen name of Mary Anne Evans , who was an English novelist.... , Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS , was a British philosopher, logician, and mathematician, working... , Emma GoldmanEmma Goldman Summary Emma Goldman aka 'Red Emma', was a Kaunas, Lithuania-born anarchist known for her anarchist writings and speeches.... , Gore VidalGore Vidal Summary Eugene Luther Gore Vidal , known as Gore Vidal, is a prolific and versatile American writer of novels, stage plays, sc... and Carl SaganCarl Sagan Dr. Carl Edward Sagan was an American astronomer, astrobiologist, and highly successful science popularizer.... , among others. An AgnosticAgnosticism Summary Agnosticism is the philosophical view that value certain claims as truthparticularly theological claims regarding the existe... Reader, collecting pieces by such writers as Isaac AsimovIsaac Asimov Isaac Asimov, Ph.D. , IPA: , originally ????? ?????? but now transcribed into Russian as ????? ??????) was a Russian-born A... , John William DraperJohn William Draper John William Draper was a U.S. chemist, historian and photographer.... , Albert EinsteinAlbert Einstein Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist.... , Frederic HarrisonFrederic Harrison Frederic Harrison was a British jurist and historian.... , Thomas Henry Huxley, Robert IngersollRobert G. Ingersoll Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll was an American political leader and orator, noted for his broad range of culture and his def... , Corliss LamontCorliss Lamont Corliss Lamont, was a humanist and Marxist philosopher, and advocate of various left-wing and civil liberties causes.... , Arthur SchopenhauerFacts About Arthur Schopenhauer Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher.... and Edward Westermarck, was published in 2007. Joshi is also the author of God's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong, an anti-religious polemic against various writers including C. S. LewisC. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis , commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar.... , G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century.... , T. S. EliotT. S. Eliot Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM was an American poet, dramatist and literary critic, whose works, such as The Love Song of J.... , William F. Buckley, Jr.William F. Buckley, Jr. William Frank Buckley Jr., is an American author, conservative journalist and commentator based in New York City and Sharon,... , William JamesWilliam James William James was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher.... , Stephen L. CarterStephen L. Carter Stephen L. Carter born October 26 1954 is an American law professor, legal- and social-policy writer, columnist, and novelis... , Annie DillardAnnie Dillard Annie Dillard is an American author.... , Reynolds PriceReynolds Price egory:Living people\|Price, Reynolds]]... , Elisabeth Kübler-RossElisabeth Kübler-Ross Elisabeth Kbler-Ross, M.D. was a psychiatrist and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, where she fi... , Guenter LewyGuenter Lewy Guenter Lewy is professor emeritus of political science, University of Massachusetts.... , Neale Donald WalschNeale Donald Walsch Neale Donald Walsch was born in Milwaukee september 10, 1943, USA, and brought up as a Roman Catholic by a family who encour... and Jerry FalwellJerry Falwell Jerry Lamon Falwell is an evangelical pastor and televangelist from the United States.... , which is dedicated to theologianTheology Theology is reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God.... and fellow Lovecraft critic Robert M. PriceRobert M. Price Robert McNair Price is a Professor of Theology and Scriptural Studies at the Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary in Miami G... . In 2006 he published The Angry Right: Why Conservatives Keep Getting It Wrong, which criticised the political writings of such commentators as William F. Buckley, Jr.William F. Buckley, Jr. William Frank Buckley Jr., is an American author, conservative journalist and commentator based in New York City and Sharon,... , Russell KirkRussell Kirk Russell Kirk, was an American political theorist, historian, social critic, and man of letters, best known for his influence... , DavidDavid Limbaugh David Limbaugh is a political commentator and author.... and Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host.... , Ann CoulterAnn Coulter Ann Hart Coulter is an American author, columnist, and pundit.... , Phyllis SchlaflyPhyllis Schlafly Phyllis Schlafly is an American conservative political activist known for her best-selling 1964 book A Choice, Not An Echo... , William BennettWilliam Bennett William John Bennett is an American political pundit.... , Gertrude HimmelfarbGertrude Himmelfarb Gertrude Himmelfarb is an American historian known for her studies of the intellectual history of the Victorian era, particu... and IrvingIrving Kristol In July 2002, President George W. Bush awarded Kristol the Presidential Medal of Freedom. ... and William KristolWilliam Kristol William "Bill" Kristol who is Jewish, is an American neoconservative thinker, inspired in part by the ideas of Leo Strauss.... , arguing that, despite the efforts of right-wing polemicists, the values of the American people have become steadily more liberal over time. Personal life Joshi, who lives with his wife in Moravia, New YorkMoravia, New York Moravia, New York refers to two places in Cayuga County, New York.... , has stated on his that his most noteworthy achievements thus far have been his biography of Lovecraft, and The Weird Tale, and the painting of his fence at his previous home. Bibliography Books Written H. P. Lovecraft and Lovecraft Criticism: An Annotated Bibliography (Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1981). H. P. Lovecraft (Starmont Reader's Guide 13) (Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, 1982). The Weird Tale (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1990). John Dickson CarrJohn Dickson Carr Overview John Dickson Carr was a prolific American author of detective stories who also published under the pen names Carter Dicks... : A Critical Study (Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1990). H. P. Lovecraft: The Decline of the West (Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, 1990). Lord Dunsany: A Bibliography (with Darrell SchweitzerDarrell Schweitzer Darrell Schweitzer is an American writer, editor, and essayist in the field of speculative fiction.... ) (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1993). Lord Dunsany: Master of the Anglo-Irish Imagination (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995). The Core of Ramsey CampbellRamsey Campbell John Ramsey Campbell is a British writer considered by many critics to be one of the great masters of horror fiction.... : A Bibliography & Reader's Guide (with Ramsey Campbell and Stefan Dziemianowicz) (West Warwick, RI: Necronomicon Press, 1995). (West Warwick, RI: Necronomicon Press, 1996). A Subtler Magick The Writings and Philosophy of H. P. Lovecraft. (Wildside Press, December 1996). Sixty Years of Arkham HouseSixty Years of Arkham House *Sixty Years of Arkham House* is a bibliography of books published from 1939 to 1999 under the imprints of Arkham House, M... : A History and Bibliography The Modern Weird Tale (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, [March] 2001). Ramsey Campbell and Modern Horror Fiction (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, [June] 2001). God's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, [June] 2003). Primal Sources: Essays on H. P. Lovecraft (New York: Hippocampus Press, 2003). The Evolution of the Weird Tale (New York: Hippocampus Press, 2004). Supernatural Literature of the World: An Encyclopaedia (with Stefan Dziemianowicz) (2005) The Angry Right: Why Conservatives Keep Getting It Wrong (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2006). Awards International Horror Guild AwardInternational Horror Guild Award The International Horror Guild Award is a recognition presented by the International Horror Guild to recognize the achievem... for Best Non-Fiction Work 2005 for Supernatural Literature of the World Books Edited H. P. Lovecraft in "The Eyrie" (with Marc A. Michaud (1979). H. P. Lovecraft: Four Decades of Criticism (1980). The Private Life of H. P. Lovecraft by Sonia H. Davis (1985). Collected Poems by Donald WandreiDonald Wandrei Donald Wandrei was an American science fiction, fantasy and weird fiction writer, poet and editor.... (1988). An Epicure in the Terrible: A Centennial Anthology of Essays in Honour of H. P. Lovecraft (with David E. Schultz) (1991). The Count of Thirty: A Tribute to Ramsey Campbell (1993). H. P. Lovecraft in the Argosy (1994). Caverns Measureless to Man: 18 Memoirs of Lovecraft (1996). Best Ghost Stories by Bram StokerBram Stoker Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula.... (with Richard Dalby and Stefan Dziemianowicz) (1997). A Night with Mephistopheles by Henry Ferris (1997). The Complete John Silence Stories by Algernon BlackwoodAlgernon Blackwood Algernon Henry Blackwood was an English writer of tales of the supernatural.... (Dover Books, 1998). A Sole Survivor: Bits of Autobiography by Ambrose Bierce (with David E. Schultz) (1998). Documents of American Prejudice (edited) (New York: Basic Books, 1999). Great Weird Tales (Dover Books, 1999). Collected Fables by Ambrose Bierce (2000). Civil War Memories (2000). The Horror on the Stair and Other Weird Tales by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (2000). The Monster Maker and Other Stories by W. C. MorrowW. C. Morrow William Chambers Morrow was an American writer, now noted mainly for his short stories of horror and suspense.... (with Stefan Dziemianowicz) (2000). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce (with David E. Schultz) (2000). The Yellow Sign and Other Stories by Robert W. ChambersRobert W. Chambers Robert W. Chambers was an American artist and writer.... (2000). Atheism: A Reader (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, [October] 2000). The Fall of the Republic and Other Political Satires by Ambrose Bierce (with David E. Schultz) (2000). The Mark of the Beast and Other Horror Tales by Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling was a British author and poet best known today for his children's books: The Jungle Book , The... (Dover Books, 2000). From Baltimore to Bohemia: The Letters of H. L. Mencken and George Sterling (2001). The Three Impostors and Other Stories by Arthur Machen (2001). The Return of the Soul and Other Stories by Robert S. HichensRobert Smythe Hichens Robert Smythe Hichens was an English journalist and novelist, born at Speldhurst in Kent, He was educated at Clifton College... (2001). The Black Diamonds by Clark Ashton Smith (2002). Great Tales of Terror (Dover Books, 2002). H. L. Mencken on American Literature (2002). Ancient Sorceries and Other Weird Stories by Algernon Blackwood (2002). H. L. Mencken on Religion (2002). Eyes of the God by R. H. BarlowR. H. Barlow Robert Hayward Barlow was an American author, anthropologist and historian of early Mexico, and expert in the Nahuatl langua... (with Douglas A. Anderson and David E. Schultz) (2002). Ramsey Campbell, Probably by Ramsey Campbell (2002). The Place Called Dagon by Herbert S. Gorman (2003). A Much Misunderstood Man: Selected Letters by Ambrose Bierce (with David E. Schultz) (2003). The Thirst of Satan: Poems of Fantasy and Terror by George Sterling (2003). The Pleasures of a Futuroscope by Lord Dunsany (2003). The White People and Other Stories by Arthur Machen (2003). Mencken's America by H. L. Mencken (2004) The Complete Jorkens (3 volumes) by Lord Dunsany (2004). In the Land of Time and Other Fantasy Tales by Lord Dunsany (2004). The Yellow Sign and Other Stories: The Complete Weird Tales of Robert W. ChambersRobert W. Chambers Robert W. Chambers was an American artist and writer.... (2004). The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories by H. P. Lovecraft (2005). The Terror and Other Tales by Arthur Machen (2005). Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories by M. R. James (2006). The Haunted Doll's House and Other Ghost Stories by M. R. James (2006). In Her Place: A Documentary History of Prejudice Against Women (2006). H. P. Lovecraft Collected Essays Volumes 1-5 (2004-2006). Warnings to the Curious: A Sheaf of Criticism on M. R. James (with Rosemary Pardoe, 2007). The Agnostic Reader (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2007). American Supernatural Tales (Penguin Books, 2007). Books Translated Lovecraft: A Study in the Fantastic by Maurice Lévy (1988). External links - Interview with Dr. James HughesJames Hughes James Hughes Ph.D. is a bioethicist and sociologist teaching health policy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.... (Changesurfer Radio) - Audio interview with Yog-Sothoth.com