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Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend
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Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend
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Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend
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In 1933, Merian C.
Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack, and Willis O'Brien created more than movie magic. King Kong is a pop-cultural icon and a central part of American mythology. But more than just another "Beauty and the Beast" tale,
Kong Unbound
also allows us to examine such themes as:
The Great Depression and America's place in the world
Kong as Avatar of Repressed Sexual Energy
Kong as a Symbol of Slavery and Racism
Kong as Alternate Paleontology
The Triumph of Technology over the Natural World
These themes and more are explored in this wonderful collection of insightful essays by:
Ray Harryhausen
Ray Bradbury
Karen Haber
Richard A. Lupoff
Christopher Priest
Robert Silverberg
Jack Williamson
Harry Harrison
William Stout
Paul Di Filippo
Esther M. Friesner
Howard Waldrop
Frank M. Robinson
Pat Cadigan
David Gerrold
Philip J. Currie
Joe DeVito
Alan Dean Foster
William Joyce
Michael Chabon
Maurice Sendak
Cooper, Ernest Schoedsack, and Willis O'Brien created more than movie magic. King Kong is a pop-cultural icon and a central part of American mythology. But more than just another "Beauty and the Beast" tale,
Kong Unbound
also allows us to examine such themes as:
The Great Depression and America's place in the world
Kong as Avatar of Repressed Sexual Energy
Kong as a Symbol of Slavery and Racism
Kong as Alternate Paleontology
The Triumph of Technology over the Natural World
These themes and more are explored in this wonderful collection of insightful essays by:
Ray Harryhausen
Ray Bradbury
Karen Haber
Richard A. Lupoff
Christopher Priest
Robert Silverberg
Jack Williamson
Harry Harrison
William Stout
Paul Di Filippo
Esther M. Friesner
Howard Waldrop
Frank M. Robinson
Pat Cadigan
David Gerrold
Philip J. Currie
Joe DeVito
Alan Dean Foster
William Joyce
Michael Chabon
Maurice Sendak
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