Conan meets the academy : multidisciplinary essays on the enduring barbarian / edited by Jonas Prida.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prida, Jonas, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936--Characters--Conan.

Howard, Robert E.

Conan (Fictitious character).

Conan.

Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936.

Physical Description:

vii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2013], ©2013.

Summary:

"This collection offers the first scholarly investigation of Conan, from Howard's early stories, through mid-century novels and Schwarzenegger's iconic films, to the 2011 remake. 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, parodies, Conan video games, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 The Literary Conan

Hyborian Age Archaeology: Unearthing Historical and Anthropological Foundations / Jeffrey Shanks Shanks, Jeffrey 13

Barbarism Ascendant: The Poetic and Epistolary Origins of the Character and His World / Frank Coffman Coffman, Frank 35

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Women: Gender Dynamics in the Hyborian World / Winter Elliott Elliott, Winter 51

Robert E. Howard's Barbarian and the Western: A Study of Conan Through the West and the Western Hero / Daniel Weiss Weiss, Daniel 70

Canaan Lies Beyond the Black River: Howard's Dark Rhetoric of the Contact Zone / Paul Shovlin Shovlin, Paul 91

Statistics in the Hyborian Age: An Introduction to Stylometry / Daniel M. Look Look, Daniel M. 103

Part 2 The Cultural Conan

Arnold at the Gates: Subverting Star Persona in Conan the Barbarian / Nicky Falkof Falkof, Nicky 123

"Hot Avatars" in "Gay Gear": The Virtual Male Body as Site of Conflicting Desires in Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures / James Kelley Kelley, James 144

Fandom and the Nostalgia of Masculinity / Stephen Wall Wall, Stephen 174

"Barbarian Heroing" and Its Parody: New Perspectives on Masculinity / Imola Bulgozdi Bulgozdi, Imola 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786461523

0786461527

OCLC:

818865824