S. T. Joshi
S. T. Joshi is an American literary critic, editor, and biographer known for scholarship on H. P. Lovecraft and other writers of weird fiction.
H. P. Lovecraft: H. P. Lovecraft was an American writer of horror and weird fiction whose stories shaped the Cthulhu Mythos. Joshi’s biographies, editions, and criticism made Lovecraft the central subject of his scholarship.
Weird fiction: Weird fiction is a literary mode in which horror, the supernatural, or the uncanny unsettles ordinary reality. It is the broad tradition Joshi studies across authors, periods, and national literatures.
Arkham House: Arkham House is an American publishing house founded in 1939 to preserve and publish H. P. Lovecraft’s fiction. Joshi’s editorial work continues the preservation project that established Lovecraft’s posthumous readership.
Michel Houellebecq: Michel Houellebecq is a French novelist and essayist who wrote a study of H. P. Lovecraft. His interpretation of Lovecraft differs sharply from Joshi’s detailed literary-historical approach.
I Am Providence: I Am Providence is S. T. Joshi’s two-volume biography of H. P. Lovecraft, published in 2010. It is Joshi’s most extensive account of Lovecraft’s life and literary development.
Clark Ashton Smith: Clark Ashton Smith was an American poet, sculptor, and writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Joshi edited Smith’s fiction and helped bring his work to a wider readership.
Literary criticism: Literary criticism is the analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of literary works. Joshi’s essays and monographs use criticism to assess writers and define literary traditions.
The H. P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast: The H. P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast is a podcast examining Lovecraft’s fiction and related literature. Joshi has appeared in discussions that carry Lovecraft scholarship into popular literary commentary.
August Derleth: August Derleth was an American writer and editor who promoted Lovecraft’s work and expanded the Cthulhu Mythos. Joshi has challenged Derleth’s editorial interpretations and his systematization of Lovecraft’s fictional cosmos.
The Weird Tale: The Weird Tale is S. T. Joshi’s study of weird fiction from the nineteenth century through the twentieth. The book applies his critical method to a tradition extending beyond Lovecraft.