Conan Meets the Academy: Multidisciplinary Essays on the Enduring Barbarian - Couverture souple

 
9780786461523: Conan Meets the Academy: Multidisciplinary Essays on the Enduring Barbarian
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ISBN 10 : 0786461527 ISBN 13 : 9780786461523
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2012

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

Jonas Prida is Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Notre Dame University of Maryland in Baltimore.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0786461527
ISBN 13 
9780786461523
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Éditeur
Prida Jonas
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Personne responsable
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