Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Thirteen: Robert E Howard
Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Thirteen: Robert E Howard This is an ongoing sporadic series, in which I explore classic fantasy and science fiction works. Appendix N is the bibliography of Gary Gygax's original Dungeon Masters Guide, and lists a range of classic SF and fantasy authors that influenced his interest in the fantastical. See the first part of this series for more information. This time around, I have reached the works of: Robert E Howard Robert Erwin Howard was a Texan writer, born 1906 and died at the age of 30, committing suicide. That this came soon after the death of his mother means that there’s a lot of speculation about Howard having an “Oedipus Complex” from pop-psychologists; since Freudian psycho-analytical theory is pretty dodgy itself, I’d be inclined to ignore that as just rumour-mongering. It’s entirely possible that Howard had some form of depression which would have been over-looked and undiagnosed in those times. Because of this, ...