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Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian series gathers the foundational tales of sword-and-sorcery: violent, swift-moving narratives set in the mythic Hyborian Age, where vanished kingdoms, eldritch cults, decadent courts, and savage frontiers collide. Written in a vigorous pulp style for magazines such as Weird Tales, these stories fuse heroic adventure, horror, historical romance, and philosophical fatalism, creating a literary world at once archaic and startlingly modern in its energy. Howard, a Texan writer shaped by frontier memory, boxing culture, regional hardship, and a fascination with ancient civilizations, brought to Conan a distinctive vision of history as cyclical struggle. His outsider's imagination transformed anxieties about empire, civilization, and barbarism into visceral fiction. Conan himself reflects Howard's recurring ideal: the instinctive, self-reliant figure who survives corrupt societies through courage, cunning, and physical vitality. This collection is essential for readers interested in fantasy's origins, action-adventure literature, or the enduring appeal of mythic heroes. Though products of their pulp-era context, the Conan stories remain compelling for their atmosphere, momentum, and world-building. They reward both scholarly attention and sheer readerly excitement.
Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian series gathers the foundational tales of sword-and-sorcery: violent, swift-moving narratives set in the mythic Hyborian Age, where vanished kingdoms, eldritch cults, decadent courts, and savage frontiers collide. Written in a vigorous pulp style for magazines such as Weird Tales, these stories fuse heroic adventure, horror, historical romance, and philosophical fatalism, creating a literary world at once archaic and startlingly modern in its energy. Howard, a Texan writer shaped by frontier memory, boxing culture, regional hardship, and a fascination with ancient civilizations, brought to Conan a distinctive vision of history as cyclical struggle. His outsider's imagination transformed anxieties about empire, civilization, and barbarism into visceral fiction. Conan himself reflects Howard's recurring ideal: the instinctive, self-reliant figure who survives corrupt societies through courage, cunning, and physical vitality. This collection is essential for readers interested in fantasy's origins, action-adventure literature, or the enduring appeal of mythic heroes. Though products of their pulp-era context, the Conan stories remain compelling for their atmosphere, momentum, and world-building. They reward both scholarly attention and sheer readerly excitement.
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
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| Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9788027376711 |
| ISBN-10: | 8027376718 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Howard, Robert E. |
| Hersteller: | e-artnow |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | e-artnow s.r.o., Za Sidlistem 22, ?-143 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 33 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Robert E. Howard |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.05.2023 |
| Gewicht: | 0,862 kg |