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The Barbaric Triumph

2004

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Publication date: June 2004

Introduction

The Barbaric Triumph: A Critical Anthology on the Writings of Robert E. Howard. The Barbaric Triumph examines all aspects of the life and work of Robert E. Howard -- the originator of the sword-&-sorcery fantasy genre and the creator of Conan the Barbarian. Featured are essays by Leo Grin, Edward A. Waterman, Charles Hoffman, Paul Spencer, Mark Finn, Steven R. Trout, Lauric Guillaud, Scott Connors, George Knight (yeah, right), Don Herron, and more.

Notes

Edited by Don Herron.
"First Wildside Press edition" on copyright page.
Cover artist credited on rear jacket flap.
Print on demand.

Edition and production details

Language: English

Edition: 1st
Edition format: hardcover
Publication date: June 2004
Pages: 200
Publisher / imprint: Wildside Press
Cover art: Jason Castagna
Illustrations: None

Edition: 1st
Edition format: paperback
Publication date: June 2004
Pages: 200
Publisher / imprint: Wildside Press
Cover art: Jason Castagna
Illustrations: None

30 contents entries

"Introduction" by Don Herron
The Barbaric Triumph (Robert E. Howard, 1920s) • interior artwork by uncredited ii · artwork
"A Voice from the Past: An Overture from December 1943" by Paul Spencer
Acknowledgments (The Barbaric Triumph) • essay by Don Herron ix · essay
"Conan the Existential" by Charles Hoffman
Note on the Text (The Barbaric Triumph) • essay by Don Herron xi · essay
"Fists of Robert E. Howard" by Mark Finn
Introduction (The Barbaric Triumph) • essay by Don Herron xiii · introduction
"The Shadow from a Soul on Fire: Robert E. Howard and Irrationalism" by Edward A. Waterman
A Voice from the Past: An Overture from December 1943 • essay by Paul Spencer 3 · essay
"Heritage of Steel: Howard and the Frontier Myth" by Steven R. Trout
Conan the Existential • (1974) • essay by Charles Hoffman (variant of Conan the Existentialist) 5 · essay
"Barbarism and Decadence" by Lauric Guillard
Fists of Robert E. Howard • essay by Mark Finn 11 · essay
"Twilight of the Gods: Howard and the Volkstumbewegung" by Scott Conners
The Shadow from a Soul on Fire: Robert E. Howard and Irrationalism • essay by Edward A. Waterman 37 · essay
"Gigantic Gulfs of Eons: Kull, Conan, and Tyrant Time" by Steven Tompkins
Heritage of Steel: Howard and the Frontier Myth • essay by Steven R. Trout 59 · essay
"Lands of Dreams and Nightmares" by George Knight
Barbarism and Decadence • essay by Lauric Guillaud 79 · essay
"The Reign of Blood" by Leo Grin
Twilight of the Gods: Howard and the "Völkstumbewegung" • essay by Scott Connors 95 · essay
"The Barbaric Triumph" by Don Herron
Gigantic Gulfs of Eons: Kull, Conan, and Tyrant Time • essay by Steve Tompkins [as by Steven Tompkins] 111 · essay
Lands of Dreams and Nightmares • essay by George Knight 129 · essay
The Reign of Blood • essay by Leo Grin 141 · essay
The Barbaric Triumph • essay by Don Herron 161 · essay
Author and Subject Index (The Barbaric Triumph) • essay by uncredited 179 · essay
Title Index (The Barbaric Triumph) • essay by uncredited 191 · essay
Notes on the Contributors (The Barbaric Triumph) • essay by uncredited 197 · essay

Contributors

Don Herron: Editor, Introduction author, Essayist
Jason Castagna: Cover artist
Lauric Guillaud: Essayist
Scott Connors: Essayist
Steve Tompkins: Essayist
George Knight: Essayist
Leo Grin: Essayist
Paul Spencer: Essayist
Charles Hoffman: Essayist
Mark Finn: Essayist
Edward A. Waterman: Essayist
Steven R. Trout: Essayist

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Robert E. Howard

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Title: The Barbaric Triumph
Publisher: Wildside Press
Date: June 2004
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Title: The Barbaric Triumph
Publisher: Wildside Press
Date: June 2004