At the Root

"At the Root" is a short non-fiction piece by the late American author Howard Phillips Lovecraft. It was first published in The United Amateur, 17, No. 6 in July 1918 Data Page for "At the Root" at the H. P. Lovecraft Archive.
==Synopsis==
In "At the Root", Lovecraft sets out his beliefs for the base cause of the First World War: the tendency of human populations to revert to an atavistic state of aggression when confronted with the denial of their desires. He also expresses his belief that only the consistent and ongoing vigilance of armed states will prevent such conflicts in the future.
==Publication History==
(Note: this list has been compiled from sources at The H. P. Lovecraft Archive and the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Title: "At the Root" at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database)
*The United Amateur, 17, No. 6 (1918)
*Something About Cats and Other Pieces (1949)
*Howard Phillips Lovecraft 3 (1992, 2016)
*Collected Essays, Volume 5: Philosophy; Autobiography & Miscellany (2006)
*In the Mind of H. P. Lovecraft (2020)
==References==
Category:H. P. Lovecraft works
Category:Lovecraft Circle Works
Category:Non-Fiction Works