Weird Realism : Lovecraft and Philosophy ; Graham Harmon

Weird Realism : Lovecraft and Philosophy ; Graham Harmon

Book is in good condition! There is light wear from use. The pages are clean with no marks.

Just as Hölderlin held significance for Martin Heidegger and Mallarmé for Jacques Derrida, H.P. Lovecraft occupies a similar position for the proponents of Speculative Realism. Lovecraft, a prominent figure in horror and science fiction magazines, unfortunately passed away in the 1930s, having lived in poverty and relative obscurity. However, his status was elevated in 2005 when the release of a Library of America volume dedicated to his work placed him in the realm of classical literature. Over the past decade, Lovecraft's influence on philosophy has steadily grown. Initially supported by mysterious figure Nick Land at Warwick in the 1990s, it was later discovered that all four original members of the twenty-first century Speculative Realist movement privately shared a fascination with Lovecraft. In his book, Graham Harman extracts the fundamental philosophical concepts that underpin Lovecraft's work, ultimately constructing a peculiar form of realism that has the potential to liberate continental philosophy from its current impasse. Harman discards Heidegger's reverential references to Hölderlin and the Greeks, instead developing a fresh philosophical mythology centered around Lovecraftian figures such as Cthulhu, Wilbur Whately, and the rat-like monstrosity Brown Jenkin. In this new framework, the Miskatonic River replaces the Rhine and the Ister, while Lovecraft's Antarctic mountains of madness take the place of Hölderlin's Caucasus.

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