"Anglo-Saxendom" is a short non-fiction piece by the late American author Howard Phillips Lovecraft. It was first published in The Conservative, Volume 4, Number 1 [1], in July 1918 [2].
Overview[]
The text relates Lovecraft’s firm belief that the United States and England are uniquely connected by a heritage of "race, language and culture."
Behind the Scenes[]
"Anglo-Saxendom" showcases Lovecraft’s racist leanings, as seen with the lines concerning a "pernicious fallacy, fostered by and for the unthinking immigrant rabble," and "the detestable contamination caused by alien blood."
Publication History [3][]
- The Conservative, Volume 4, Number 1 (1918)
- Selected Essays (Second Series) (1953)
- Howard Phillips Lovecraft 3 (1992, 1995, 2016; French-language collection)
References[]
- ↑ Selected Essays (Second Series), p.13
- ↑ Lovecraft’s Philosophy at the H. P. Lovecraft Archive
- ↑ Title: "Anglo-Saxondom" at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database