Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2024
- Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan, King Kull, and others that defined heroic fantasy, lived and died in the small town of Cross Plains, Texas. While his books remain in print, Howard himself has fallen into obscurity, his life mired in speculation and half-truth. Mark Finn traces the roots of his writings , correcting long-standing misconceptions, and offers a tour of Howard’s world as he saw it: through his own incomparable imagination. The presence of the Texas Hill Country surrounding Cross Plains are apparent in Conan the Barbarian’s world of Hyboria. Author and biographer Mark Finn talks about Robert E. Howard, his life and times, and makes his case for Howard being included in Texas’ rich literary history and tradition. Mark also performs dramatic readings, featuring comedic excerpts from Howard's Sailor Steve Costigan and Breckinridge Elkins 'Tall Lying' tales.
Chapters:
00:00 - 01:58 Introduction
01:59 - 05:44 Robert E. Howard at 15
05:45 - 08:24 Howard's Place Among Texan Authors
08:25 - 10:59 Howard's Relationship with the people and places of Texas
11:00 - 18:49 Howard's Most Famous Creation, Conan The Barbarian
18:50 - 22:22 Howard's Humorous Characters
22:23 - 24:27 Dramatic Reading: Excerpt from 'Texas Fists'
24:28 - 30:26 Dramatic Reading : Breckenridge Elkins Meets Captain Kidd
30:27 - 32:24 The Art of Tall Lying
32:25 - 37:00 Barbarism is the Natural State of Man
37:01 - 41:21 Wild Water: Texas History Masquerading as Fiction
41:22 - 45:03 Howard's Legacy
45:04 - 46:03 The Last Word: A Letter from Howard to H.P. Lovecraft
Howard’s writing has the same grain as the post oaks of his native country-side. You can bet on its resiliency and strength, just as you can with the wood of those trees.
Thank you for talking about Robert E Howard! I have always loved his work and have always been called to his stories. They're incredible, and his influence on modern literature is immeasurable. It's wonderful he's getting recognition.
in 1972, on the dusty shelves of the USO located on RTNAF U-Tapao Thailand, I found the novels of Robert E. Howard, and have been a "CONANITE" ever since! Ave'! Mssr. Howard!
I shall bee ordering this book soon.
Thank you for your service..rock on.
I've often imagine dogfaces in WWII passing thumb-worn copies of Weird Tales in troop ships and reading the adventures of REH on their way to war. Glad to hear you found sanctuary in those tales!
I just finished,"Blood and Thunder".
Amazing book;
Enjoyed watching Finn in action.
Great book...the definitive bio in my opinion.... finally throws the dirt on decamps misconceptions.
Wow, thank you so much
One of my favorite writers.
Awesome!!!
Amazing, a wim brought me here, a very kind one.
So I had to come back 😢. I absolutely am railing
No, Howard was not the first writer in that part of Texas and no, his stories have no literary merit.
Eh?
Nobody cares about the first writer from Texas thing, believe me. And what makes you say his stories have no literary merit?
@@miltcoon5515 Well, Howard himself did. And his stories are superficial, hastily written, with no attempt whatsoever at deepening the characters or at beautiful description. The philosophy too is extremely thin. Reading Howard is a complete waste of time.
@@ericadler9680 You express yourself very poorly for someone criticizing a prolific, respected and popular writer, albeit one whose fame and renown mostly came posthumously. Perhaps you fail to understand the nuance, subtlety and power of Howard's prose because you fail to understand the language of English. This assertion is evident within your response to me. Here are some excerpts from what you just wrote: "Or at beautiful description" and "The philosophy too is extremely thin". These nonsensical snippets indicate you have no business opining on an artist who you don't have the basic capacity to understand. Also, are you a Nazi? On your TH-cam page you were holding a book up with a swastika. I really hope not because I hate Nazis. So did my dad who was over there killing lots and lots of Nazis 70 years ago. My grandad too, who killed so many Germans in WWI they gave him a bunch of medals!
It's not for you. Fine.