Conan Meets the Academy

Multidisciplinary Essays on the Enduring Barbarian

Add to my list

Edited by Jonas Prida

Type

Studies

Subject

One Film > Conan the Barbarian

Keywords

John Milius, fantasy, characters

Publishing date

2012

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 224 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-6152-3

User Ratings

(0 vote)

X

Average rating:

0	rating	= We can do without
0	rating	= Good book
0	rating	= Excellent book
0	rating	= Unique / a reference

Your rating: -

Book Presentation:
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.

About the Author:
Jonas Prida is Assistant Provost at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Press Reviews:
• Winner, 2013 Robert E. Howard Foundation Award

“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

See the publisher website: McFarland & Co

See Conan the Barbarian (1982) on IMDB ...