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Arthur Machen: Critical Essays offers a study of the works by Arthur Machen (1863-1947), the Welsh writer who has attracted a cult following for decades, especially among fans and scholars of weird fiction and Gothic studies. These essays take readers into different areas and address several topics in Machen's literary production: the literary, the artistic, the scientific, the religious, the socio-cultural, and the personal. The twelve chapters constituting the volume examine the representation of human beings in the writer's works and their relationship with the surrounding environment, whether it is the omnipresent London or the mysterious, menacing nature. The contributors also interpret Machen's writings through a series of disciplines and academic theories that were contemporary to the writer (such as paleontology and medicine) and demonstrate how he was influenced by the scientific discourses of his time and reproduced them in his works. The last section of the volume considers Machen's interest in the occult and mysticism and the religious themes present in many of his works.
In "Far Off Things," Arthur Machen embarks on a curious exploration of the mystical and the mundane, capturing the essence of his early 20th-century literary style'Äîa unique blend of modernism and romanticism. The text weaves together evocative imagery and introspective prose, oscillating between personal reflection and broader philosophical questions about the nature of existence and the ineffable wonders that lurk just beyond the veil of daily life. Machen's adept use of language invites readers into a richly textured world where the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary, echoing the themes of spirituality and transcendence prevalent in the works of authors like Thomas Hardy and H....
The Arthur Machen Reader comprises of a collection of the works by Arthur Machen: 1. The Great God Pan 2. The White People 3. A Fragment of Life 4. The Inmost Light 5. The Shining Pyramid Enjoy!
Far Off Things is a series of autobiographical sketches by the great Arthur Machen; notice how even in fairly mundane prose from nearly the beginning, there's a haunting quality to the words themselves.
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Arthur Machen (1863-1947) was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His novella The Great God Pan has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror (Stephen King has called it "The best horror story in the English language"). Historian of fantastic literature Brian Stableford has suggested that Machen "was the first writer of authentically modern horror stories, and his best works must still be reckoned among the finest products o...
Machen's weird tales of the creepy and fantastic finally come to Penguin Classics. With an introduction from S.T. Joshi, editor of American Supernatural Tales, The White People and Other Weird Stories is the perfect introduction to the father of weird fiction. The title story "The White People" is an exercise in the bizarre leaving the reader disoriented and on edge. From the first page, Machen turns even fundamental truths upside-down, as his character Ambrose explains, "there have been those who have sounded the very depths of sin, who all their lives have never done an 'ill deed'" setting the stage for a tale entirely without logic.
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Arthur Machen is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy and horror fiction. He is also well known for his leading role in creating the legend of the Angels of Mons.