Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Thirteen: Robert E Howard
Dr. Simon Reads Appendix N Part Thirteen: Robert E Howard This is a sporadic feature, in which I explore classic fantasy and science fiction works as recommended in the original Dungeon Masters Guide. By now, I’d hope you know what the whole “Appendix N” thing is about, but if not, I refer you back to the first in the series where I look at the works of Poul Anderson. 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, it’s somewhat unfortunate that h