{"product_id":"william-hope-hodgson-and-the-rise-of-the-weird-possibilities-of-the-dark-paperback","title":"William Hope Hodgson and the Rise of the Weird: Possibilities of the Dark - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy S. Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Sangster\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDimitra Fimi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive study of the works of William Hope Hodgson, one of the true innovators of Weird fiction, this book examines the Weird novels and stories upon which his posthumous reputation rests, his non-fantastic writing, identifiable literary influences, and the historical contexts in which he wrote. Focusing extensively upon major works such as \u003ci\u003eThe House on the Borderland\u003c\/i\u003e (1908) and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Land \u003c\/i\u003e(1912), Timothy S. Murphy surveys topics including Hodgson's experiments with code switching and linguistic experimentation; his depictions of racial and ethnic differences and gender and sexuality; the function of space and place in his writing; the adaptation of his shipboard experiences; and his use of abyssal time. With special attention paid to his paradoxical nihilist humanism, this book explores what made Hodgson a respected precursor to later innovators such as H. P. Lovecraft and C.L. Moore, and what makes him an important ancestor to 21st-century writers such as China Mi?ville, Greg Bear, and Charlie Jane Anders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Demonstrating how his work is both of his time and 'untimely', Murphy recovers Hodgson as the most significant figure to precede the fantastically popular but deeply controversial Lovecraft, as well as a figure whose work challenges what has thus far been accepted about the genre and the interpretive perspectives from which we view it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy S. Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is Houston-Truax-Wentz Professor \u0026amp; Regents Professor of English at Oklahoma State University, USA. He is author of \u003ci\u003eWising Up the Marks: The Amodern William Burroughs\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), \u003ci\u003eAntonio Negri: Modernity and the Multitude\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and over 30 scholarly articles on H.P. Lovecraft, Olaf Stapledon, William Morris, and a wide variety of other subjects. General editor of the scholarly journal \u003ci\u003eGenre: Forms of Discourse and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e from 2000 to 2013, he is also editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Antonio Negri\u003c\/i\u003e (2 volumes, 2005-2007) as well as seven special journal issues for \u003ci\u003eAngelaki\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGenre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSub-Stance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTheory and Event\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47505723982002,"sku":"9781350365735","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/fFMgVZQEzO9781350365735.webp?v=1779539137","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/william-hope-hodgson-and-the-rise-of-the-weird-possibilities-of-the-dark-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}