| Description |
v, 284 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"A Byron Preiss book" |
| Contents |
Preface / Ray Harryhausen -- Foreword: Kong reverie / Ray Bradbury -- Introduction: Kong transcendent / Karen Haber -- Kong is us / Richard A. Lupoff -- Fay Wary, the pulp tradition, and the Moral Minority / Christopher Priest -- The magic and mystery of Kong / Robert Silverberg -- King Kong : a parable of progress / Jack Williamson -- A myth for all seasons / Harry Harrison -- Kong: the first wonder of my world / William Stout -- The myth goes ever downward: The infantilization, electrification, mechanization, and general diminishment of King Kong / Paul Di Filippo -- Give beast a chance / Esther M. Friesner -- "The bravest girl I ever knew..." / Howard Waldrop -- King Kong: my favorite nightmare / Frank M. Robinson -- Dating Kong: the stop-motion animated rape fantasy / Pat Cadigan -- King Kong: the unanswered questions / David Gerrold -- Kong Long to King Kong / Philip J. Currie -- King Kong: a kid's tale / Joe DeVito -- Rooting against the King / Alan Dean Foster -- On Kong: a conversation among William Joyce, Maurice Sendak, and Michael Chabon. |
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Preface / Ray Harryhausen -- Foreword: Kong reverie / Ray Bradbury -- Introduction: Kong transcendent / Karen Haber -- Kong is us / Richard A. Lupoff -- Fay Wary, the pulp tradition, and the Moral Minority / Christopher Priest -- The magic and mystery of Kong / Robert Silverberg -- King Kong : a parable of progress / Jack Williamson -- A myth for all seasons / Harry Harrison -- Kong: the first wonder of my world / William Stout -- The myth goes ever downward: The infantilization, electrification, mechanization, and general diminishment of King Kong / Paul Di FIlippo -- Give beast a chance / Esther M. Friesner -- "The bravest girl I ever knew..." / Howard Waldrop -- King Kong: my favorite nightmare / Frank M. Robinson -- Dating Kong: the stop-motion animated rape fantasy / Pat Cadigan -- King Kong: the unanswered questions / David Gerrold -- Kong Long to King Kong / Philip J. Currie -- King Kong: a kid's tale / Joe DeVito -- Rooting against the King / Alan Dean Foster -- On Kong: a conversation among William Joyce, Maurice Sendak, and Michael Chabon. |
| Subject |
King Kong films -- History and criticism.
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King Kong films. |
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King Kong films -- Social aspects.
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Social aspects. |
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King Kong (Fictitious character)
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King Kong (Fictitious character) |
| Added Author |
Haber, Karen.
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| ISBN |
1416516700 |
| Standard No. |
9781416516705 |
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