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Description The Robert E. Howard Reader Paperback Essays on the Life and Works of Robert E. Howard Edited by: Darrel Schweitzer This anthology presents a wide range of analysis, criticism, and opinion about one of the most influential fantasy authors of the twentieth century, with contributions by such well-known writers and critics as: Poul Anderson, Fritz Leiber, George H. Scithers, L. Sprague de Camp, S. T. Joshi, Howard Waldrop, Steve Tompkins, Darrell Schweitzer, Leo Grin, Robert Weinberg, Mark Hall, Charles Hoffman, Don D’Ammassa, Robert M. Price, Gary Romeo, and Scott Connors. A must have for every fan of Robert E. Howard. A century after Robert E. Howard’s death, it’s evident that this amazing Texan achieved something unique in the annals of American literature. His work is more popular and vital than ever, and his characters, including Conan and Solomon Kane, are known throughout the world. The Robert E. Howard Reader presentrs a wide range of analysis, criticism, and opion by such well-known critics and fiction writers as Poul Anderson, Fritz Leiber, George H. Scithers, L. Sprague de Camp, S. T. Joshi, Howard Waldrop, Steve Tompkins, Darrell Schweitzer, Leo Grin, Robert Weinberg, Mark Hall, Charles Hoffman, Don D’Ammassa, Robert M. Price, Gary Romeo, and Scott Connors. For example, Howard Waldrop tells how, in his youth, he impulsively drove to Crioss Plains, Texas (where Howard lived and died) and interviewed locals who had known the writer some thirty years earlier. This is a must read for any Howard fan of scholar. Complete with detailed notes, bibliographies, and index. Table of Contents: Acknowledgments (Page 6) Introduction (Page 7) By: Darrell Schweitzer Robert E. Howard: A Texan Master (Page 11) By: Michael Moorcock The Everlasting Barbarian (Page 16) By: Leo Grin Robert E. Howard’s Fiction (Page 24) By: L. Sprague de Camp The Art of Robert Ervin Howard (Page 39) By: Poul Anderson Howard’s Style (Page 42) By: Fritz Leiber What He Wrote and How They Said It (Page 46) By: Robert Weinberg Barbarism vs. Civilization (Page 51) By: S.T. Joshi Crash Go the Civilizations (Page 82) By: Mark Hall Return to Xuthal (Page 94) By: Charles Hoffman Howard’s Oriental Stories (Page 114) By: Don D’Ammassa King Kull as a Prototype of Conan (Page 125) By: Darrell Schweitzer How Pure a Puritan Was Solomon Kane? (Page 133) By: Robert M. Price Balthus of Cross Plains (Page 139) By: George H. Scithers Fictionalizing Howard (Page 143) By: Gary Romeo A Journey to Cross Plains (Page 155) By: Howard Waldrop Weird Tales and the Great Depression (Page 162) By: Scott Connors After Aquilonia and Having Left Lankhmar: Sword & Sorcery Since the 1980s (Page 179) By: Steve Tompkins About the Contributors (Page 195) Index (Page 199) Paperback is bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly. First Edition Publisher: Borgo Press – A Division of Wildside Press, LLC Publication Date: 2010 Format: 216 pages, PB, 9” x 6” ISBN-10: 1434411656 ISBN-13: 9781434411655 Collectible Entertainment note: Paperback is in Very Fine condition. Beautiful! Please See Scans!! A must have for any serious Robert E. Howard collector and/or enthusiast. A fun & entertaining read. Very Highly Recommended. Please read return policy.
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