{"product_id":"the-horned-god-weird-tales-of-the-great-god-pan-paperback","title":"The Horned God: Weird Tales of the Great God Pan - 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\u003eMichael Wheatley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMany writers in the early twentieth century particularly were fascinated by Pan as a figure of unbridled vivacity and pagan ecstasy, but also associated the god and folk hero with a sense of danger and even horror.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe pipe music shrilled suddenly around her, seeming to come from the bushes at her very feet, and at the same moment the great beast slewed round and bore directly down upon her.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1894, Arthur Machen's landmark novella \u003ci\u003eThe Great God Pan\u003c\/i\u003e was published, sparking a resurgence of literary fascination with the figure of the pagan goat god.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTales from a broad spectrum of writers from E M Forster to prolific pulpsters such as Greye Le Spina took the god's rebellious and chaotic influence as their subject, spinning beguiling tales of society turned upside down and the forces of nature compelling protagonists to ecstatic heights or bizarre dooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelecting an eclectic cross-section of tales and short poems from this boom of Pan-centric literature, many first published in the influential\u003ci\u003e Weird Tales \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, this new collection examines the roots of a cultural phenomenon and showcases Pan's potential to introduce themes of queer awakening and celebrations of the transgressive into the thrillingly weird stories in which he was invoked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Wheatley\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and researcher based at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research explores aspects of the ecoGothic, queer theory and delves into how Weird fiction can help society engage with the current climate crisis. He is the author of The Writers' Block, an experimental horror short story collection published by Black Bear Press in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 7.5 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67960948162781,"sku":"9780712354967","price":21.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/pqr0UcN0u39780712354967.webp?v=1790833826","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-horned-god-weird-tales-of-the-great-god-pan-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}