A Collection of Poetry

A poetry collection featuring the best lyrical works from American writer Robert E. Howard.

This poetry collection features the best of Robert E. Howard's work. The American writer is known for his marvellous pulp fiction and is often referred to as the father of the sword and sorcery genre. His poetry, though lesser known than his fiction, reflects the heavy influence that the American frontier had on his life and writing. His traditional lyrical style is coupled with themes of existentialism and often violence, reflecting the writer's lifelong struggle with his mental health.

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A Collection of Poetry

A poetry collection featuring the best lyrical works from American writer Robert E. Howard.

This poetry collection features the best of Robert E. Howard's work. The American writer is known for his marvellous pulp fiction and is often referred to as the father of the sword and sorcery genre. His poetry, though lesser known than his fiction, reflects the heavy influence that the American frontier had on his life and writing. His traditional lyrical style is coupled with themes of existentialism and often violence, reflecting the writer's lifelong struggle with his mental health.

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A Collection of Poetry

A Collection of Poetry

by Robert E. Howard
A Collection of Poetry

A Collection of Poetry

by Robert E. Howard

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A poetry collection featuring the best lyrical works from American writer Robert E. Howard.

This poetry collection features the best of Robert E. Howard's work. The American writer is known for his marvellous pulp fiction and is often referred to as the father of the sword and sorcery genre. His poetry, though lesser known than his fiction, reflects the heavy influence that the American frontier had on his life and writing. His traditional lyrical style is coupled with themes of existentialism and often violence, reflecting the writer's lifelong struggle with his mental health.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781473322530
Publisher: White Press
Publication date: 12/12/2014
Pages: 138
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

About The Author

Robert Ervin Howard (1906¿1936) wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Howard spent time in his late teens bodybuilding, eventually taking up amateur boxing—which he also wrote stories about. His tales of heroic & supernatural fantasy won him a huge audience across the world and influenced a whole generation of writers, from Robert Jordan to Raymond E. Feist.

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