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Two-Gun Bob: A Centennial Study of Robert E. Howard

Hippocampus Press

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Publication date: November 2006

Introduction

This anthology of essays offers a centenary tribute to Howard and his literary achievement. He was regarded as the founder of Sword & Sorcery, and his tales for the pulp magazines of his day included oriental and historical adventures, fantasy, horror, boxing stories, tall-tale Westerns, detection, and science fiction, as well as the stories of Conan the Cimmerian for which he is most widely known. He was also a gifted poet.

Notes

Edited by Benjamin Szumskyj

Edition and production details

Language
English
Edition format
Trade Paperback
Publication date
November 2006
Identifiers
0977173453
Pages
233
Publisher / imprint
Hippocampus Press
Illustrations
None

35 contents entries

  1. "Robert E. Howard: A Texan Master" by Michael Moorcock (Foreword)
  2. Robert E. Howard: A Texan Master • essay by Michael Moorcock 9 · essay
  3. " Robert E. Howard: A Look at 'Two-Gun Bob' 100 Years On" by Benjamin Szumskyj
  4. Robert E. Howard: A Look at "Two-Gun Bob" 100 Years On • essay by Benjamin Szumskyj 15 · essay
  5. " The Junto : Being a Brief Look at the Amateur Press Association Robert E. Howard Partook In as a Youth " by Glenn Lord
  6. "The Junto": Being a Brief Look at the Amateur Press Association Robert E. Howard Partook in As a Youth • essay by Glenn Lord 22 · essay
  7. " ... From Acorns Grow: Robert E. Howard Revealed in Post Oaks and Sand Roughs " by John Goodrich
  8. From Acorns Grow: Robert E. Howard Revealed in "Post Oaks and Sand Roughs" • essay by John Goodrich 25 · essay
  9. " Sleuths, Secrets, and Grisly Mysteries: The Detective Fiction of Robert E. Howard " by Fred Blosser
  10. Sleuths, Secrets, and Grisly Mysteries: The Detective Fiction of Robert E. Howard • essay by Fred Blosser 39 · essay
  11. " Words From the Outer Dark: The Poetical Works of Robert E. Howard " by Michele Tetro
  12. Words from the Outer Dark: The Poetical Works of Robert E. Howard • essay by Michele Tetro 59 · essay
  13. " Texas Talespinner: Robert E. Howard’s Ways With Words " by Frank Coffman
  14. Texas Talespinner: Robert E. Howard's Ways with Words • essay by Frank Coffman 69 · essay
  15. " Robert E. Howard: A Behavioral Perspective " by Charles Gramlich, Ph.D.
  16. Robert E. Howard: A Behavioral Perspective • essay by Charles Allen Gramlich [as by Charles Gramlich, Ph.D.] 98 · essay
  17. " The Persistence of the Familiar: The Hyborian World and the Geographies of Fantastic Literature " by Lorenzo DiTommaso , Ph.D.
  18. The Persistence of the Familiar: The Hyborian World and the Geographies of Fantastic Literature • essay by Lorenzo DiTommaso, Ph.D. 107 · essay
  19. “ " Bran Mak Morn and History " by S.T. Joshi
  20. Bran Mak Morn and History • essay by S. T. Joshi 120 · essay
  21. " Bitter Pleasures and Swinish Stupidity: Robert E. Howard’s Take on Human Character " by Charles Hoffman
  22. "Bitter Pleasures and Swinish Stupidity": Howard's Take on Human Character • essay by Charles Hoffman 132 · essay
  23. " El Borak, the Swift " by Scott Sheaffer
  24. El Borak, the Swift • essay by Scott Sheaffer 143 · essay
  25. " Stars and Strong Men: The Cosmic and Science Fiction of Robert E. Howard " by Martin Andersson
  26. Stars and Strong Men: The Science and Cosmic Fiction of Robert E. Howard • essay by Martin Andersson 176 · essay
  27. " Laudator Temporis Acti: History and Myth in the Works of Robert E. Howard " by Pietro Guarriello
  28. Laudator Temporis Acti: History and Myth in the Works of Robert E. Howard • essay by Pietro Guarriello 190 · essay
  29. " Cimmerian Gloves: Studying Robert E. Howard’s Ace Jessel From the Ringside " by Benjamin Szumskyj
  30. Cimmerian Gloves: Studying Robert E. Howard's Ace Jessel from the Ringside • essay by Benjamin Szumskyj 199 · essay
  31. About the Contributors
  32. About the Contributors (Two-Gun Bob: A Centennial Study of Robert E. Howard) • essay by uncredited 209 · essay
  33. Acknowledgments
  34. Index (Two-Gun Bob: A Centennial Study of Robert E. Howard) • essay by uncredited 217 · essay
  35. Author, Subject and Title Index

Contributors

Benjamin Szumskyj
Editor, Essayist
Michael Moorcock
Foreword author, Essayist
S.T. Joshi
Essayist
S. T. Joshi
Essayist
Glenn Lord
Essayist
Fred Blosser
Essayist
Ph.D.
Essayist

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Title
Two-Gun Bob: A Centennial Study of Robert E. Howard
Publisher
Hippocampus Press
Date
November 2006
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Title
Two-Gun Bob: A Centennial Study of Robert E. Howard
Publisher
Hippocampus Press
Date
November 2006
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