This anthology spanning nearly forty years of criticism embodies the wide range of opinions evoked by the writings of howard phillips lovecraft originally published in pulp magazines which in the early part of this century were the only market for fantasy fiction hp lovecrafts works were not recognized by the literary world in his lifetime. If ever there were a book in need of an updated edition its hpl four decades of criticism released back in 1980 it contains 21 essays two by the omnipresent joshi who not only contributes comments on lovecrafts life and the critical tradition surrounding his work but also in a somewhat ballsy fashion annotates the essays of the other authors in this volume with distinctly pro hpl endnotes other contributors include fritz leiber robert bloch and edmund wilson though youd best alre. If ever there were a book in need of an updated edition its hpl four decades of criticism released back in 1980 it contains 21 essays two by the omnipresent joshi who not only contributes comments on lovecrafts life and the critical tradition surrounding his work but also in a somewhat ballsy fashion annotates the essays of the other authors in this volume with distinctly pro hpl endnotes other contributors include fritz leiber robert bloch and edmund wilson though youd best . Publication h p lovecraft four decades of criticism publication record 78475 author s t joshi date 1981 12 01 isbn 0 8214 0577 2 978 0 8214 0577 2 publisher ohio university press price 1595 pages xv 247 format tp trade paperback any softcover book which is at least 725 or 19 cm tall or at least 45 115 cm wide deep type nonfiction nonfiction title h p