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Kong Unbound The Cultural Impact, Pop Mythos, and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend

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ISBN-10: 1416516700

ISBN-13: 9781416516705

Edition: 2005

Authors: Karen Haber

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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…    
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Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication date: 11/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.572

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Preface
Ray Harryhausen Foreword: Kong Reverie
Ray Bradbury Introduction: Kong Transcendent
Karen Haber Kong Is Us
Lupoff Fay Wray, the Pulp Tradition, and the Moral Minority
Christopher Priest The Magic and Mystery of Kong
Robert Silverberg King Kong: A Parable of Progress
A Myth for All Seasons
Kong: The First Wonder of My World
The Myth Goes Ever Downward: The Infantilization, Electrification, Mechanization, and General Diminishment of King Kong
Give Beast a Chance
"The Bravest Girl I Ever Knew..."Howard Waldro King Kong-My Favorite Nightmare
Dating Kong: The Stop-Motion Animated Rape Fantasy
King Kong: The Unanswered Questions
Kong Long to King Kong
King Kong: A Kid's Tale
Vito Rooting Against the King
Foster On Kong: A Conversation Among
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