Eyes of the God: The Weird Fiction and Poetry of R. H. Barlow
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (606 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0967321549 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"An Excellent Collection" according to Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire, Esq.. This slim volume of 211 pages collects the weird fiction and poetry of Robert H. Barlow (1918-1951), who as a teenager became one of H. P. Lovecraft's finest friends and was chosen by Lovecraft to be his literary executor. Many of the items in this book have not been reprinted since their initia. "A Fine Poet" according to A Customer. Barlow's best poetry is terrific. His tributes to Lovecraft are quite moving. The stories in this book, however, are juvenalia and for the most part not very good. The one exception is "The Night Ocean," a subtle and memorable fantasy.
Barlow went on to write superb short stories without Lovecraft’s assistance, including "A Dim-Remembered Story," "The Root-Gatherers," and "Return by Sunset." In the 1940s, when Barlow moved to Mexico (where he became a noted anthropologist), he turned to poetry, producing such scintillating volumes as Poems for a Competition (1942) and View from a Hill (1947). The gathering together of his collected weird fiction and poetry is an event that should be welcomed by all lovers of the weird and fantastic.. R. Barlow (1918-1951) was in every way a remarkable individual. He was already attempting to write short fantasy tales, and Lovecraft took considerable pains to tutor Barlow in the principles of fiction writing. H. Barlow’s life was tragically cut short by suicide, but this volume shows that he had already fulfilled the promise of his early work by producing tales of a substance, maturity, and depth that few of Lovecraft’s colleagues could match. This volume, which for the first time gathers Barlow’s substantial body of weird fiction and poetry, contains all six of Barlow’s collaborations with Lovecraft, including such celebrated works as "The Battle That Ended the Century" and "The Night O