Conan Meets the Academy : Multidisciplinary Essays on the Enduring Barbarian by Jonas Prida (2012, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786461527

ISBN-139780786461523

eBay Product ID (ePID)110958612

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameConan Meets the Academy : Multidisciplinary Essays on the Enduring Barbarian

SubjectFilm / General, Science Fiction & Fantasy, General

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

AuthorJonas Prida

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts, Games & Activities

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight11.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-040520

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"takes a variety of approaches to the topic, including archaeology, cultural studies, folklore, and literary history"-- Communication Booknotes Quarterly, "takes a variety of approaches to the topic, including archaeology, cultural studies, folklore, and literary history"- Communication Booknotes Quarterly ; "this collection of 10 essays explores Robert Howard's Conan the Barbarian from the persepctives of stylometry, cultural studies, archaeology, folklore studies and literary history"- Reference & Research Book News ., "Covers Conan in all his various forms, from the original Weird Tales barbarian, to the hulking brute of the Schwarzenegger film, to the various computer-generated avatars in the Age of Conan computer game...a boon to Howard and Howard studies. Though you may not agree with all the essayists' conclusions, to see Conan given serious treatment as a lasting literary and popular figure is further validation that Howard's stories are worthy of serious discussion and analysis."-- The Silver Key, "takes a variety of approaches to the topic, including archaeology, cultural studies, folklore, and literary history"-- Communication Booknotes Quarterly "this collection of 10 essays explores Robert Howard's Conan the Barbarian from the persepctives of stylometry, cultural studies, archaeology, folklore studies and literary history"-- Reference & Research Book News ., "takes a variety of approaches to the topic, including archaeology, cultural studies, folklore, and literary history"-- Communication Booknotes Quarterly ; "this collection of 10 essays explores Robert Howard's Conan the Barbarian from the persepctives of stylometry, cultural studies, archaeology, folklore studies and literary history"-- Reference & Research Book News ., "this collection of 10 essays explores Robert Howard's Conan the Barbarian from the persepctives of stylometry, cultural studies, archaeology, folklore studies and literary history"-- Reference & Research Book News .

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal813/.52

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Preface Introduction Part One: The Literary Conan Hyborian Age Archaeology: Unearthing Historical and deleteAnthropological Foundations deleteJeffrey Shanks Barbarism Ascendant: The Poetic and Epistolary Origins deletethe Character and His World deleteFrank Coffman Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Women: Gender Dynamics deletethe Hyborian World deleteWinter Elliott Robert E. Howard's Barbarian and the Western: A Study of Conan deleteThrough the West and the Western Hero deleteDaniel Weiss Canaan Lies Beyond the Black River: Howard's Dark Rhetoric deleteof the Contact Zone deletePaul Shovlin Statistics in the Hyborian Age: An Introduction to Stylometry deleteDaniel M. Look Part Two: The Cultural Conan Arnold at the Gates: Subverting Star Persona in Conan deletethe Barbarian deleteNicky Falkof "Hot Avatars" in "Gay Gear": The Virtual Male Body as Site deleteof Conicting Desires in Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures deleteJames Kelley Fandom and the Nostalgia of Masculinity deleteStephen Wall "Barbarian Heroing" and Its Parody: New Perspectives deleteMasculinity deleteImola Bulgozdi About the Contributors Index

SynopsisThis multidisciplinary collection offers the first scholarly investigation of Conan, from Robert E. Howard's early stories, through mid-century novels and Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic films, to the 2011 cinematic remake of Conan the Barbarian. Drawing on disciplines such as stylometry, archeology, cultural studies, folklore studies, and literary history, the essays examine statistical analyses of Conan texts, the literary genesis of Conan, later-day parodies, Conan video games, and much more., Robert E. Howard penned a series of fantasy stories in 1932 featuring Conan, a hulking warrior from "Cimmeria" who roamed the mythical Hyborian Age landscape engaging in heroic adventures. More than the quirky manifestation of Depression-era magazines, Conan the Barbarian has endured as a cultural mainstay for over 70 years. This multidisciplinary collection offers the first scholarly investigation of Conan, from Howard's early stories, through midcentury novels and Arnold Schwarzenegger's iconic films, to the 2011 cinematic remake of Conan the Barbarian . Drawing on disciplines such as stylometry, archeology, cultural and folklore studies and literary history, the essays examine statistical analyses of the words in Conan texts, the literary genesis of Conan, later-day parodies, Conan video games, and much more. This volume reveals the hidden scholarly depth of this seemingly unsophisticated fictional character.

LC Classification NumberPS3515.O842Z597 2013