| Creator Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) |
| Profession Short Story Writer, Poet |
| Total Entries 10 |
| Articles A journey to the fantastic realms of Clark Ashton Smith – The Washington Post Clark Ashton Smith – Wikipedia |
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Clark Ashton Smith was one of the three great contributors to the magazine Weird Tales (along with H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan) — and some would argue that he was the best of them all. Certainly, the evidence of two new paperback reissues, a collection of substantial critical essays, the first volume of a scholarly edition of his collected fantasies, a recent volume of letters, and much else hint at the ongoing literary vitality of this fascinating and controversial writer… Smith’s ornate diction and syntax have often been likened to prose poetry, or even to incantation. Not surprisingly, some readers can’t bear his “grand manner” and simply resent, in Smith’s words, “all that savors of loftiness, exaltation, nobility, sublimity, and aristocracy.” Yet, as he explained in a letter, he merely employs the full resources of the language “to achieve precision, variety and richness. The words are never plugged in for their own sake, but simply because they expressed a fine shade of meaning or gave the tone-color that I wanted.” ~ A Journey to the Fantastic Realms of Clark Ashton Smith – The Washington Post
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