Robert E. Howard, The Supreme Moment: A Biography
By Francis DiPietro
He gave life to a genre, and saved death for himself. Robert Ervin
Howard, author of hundreds of stories and poems, spent his days in
what he perceived to be literary obscurity. He took his life on June
11, 1936 with little inkling that his works would become the standard
by which all of modern fantasy and adventure writing is judged. Now
you are invited to share in this bold and perceptive retelling of a
life made more remarkable by its brilliant spell of self-imposed
brevity.
217 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white interior ink
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REH, Dipietro and "The Supreme Moment"
Started by bthom, May 18 2008 09:35 PM
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 01:09 PM
Thanks for posting this, Bill! I hadn't even heard about a new REH bio.
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 03:27 PM
If someone gets this, I'd be very interested in a review.
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 10:10 PM
The download version is cheap so that might not be _too_ much of a waste of money.
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Posted 01 June 2008 - 10:20 PM
Thanks for posting this, Bill! I hadn't even heard about a new REH bio.
I picked this up last week, and did a skim read & review over at my REHupa Blog: www.rehupa.com.
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Posted 01 June 2008 - 11:01 PM
So basically, there's nothing new in this? Call me fussy, but I expect more from a biography than a rehash of already-published sources.
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Posted 02 June 2008 - 12:28 AM
IMO, anyone who wants to get a good idea of the man needs only a few resources.
1, One Who Walked Alone, by Novelyn Price
2, Blood and Thunder, by Mike Finn
3, Volumes I and II of his collected letters.
Until something new turns up, these are, imo, the definative material on understanding REH, his writtings, his life, and, his out look on the world.
1, One Who Walked Alone, by Novelyn Price
2, Blood and Thunder, by Mike Finn
3, Volumes I and II of his collected letters.
Until something new turns up, these are, imo, the definative material on understanding REH, his writtings, his life, and, his out look on the world.
"I vanquished Law once, I'll conquer yet again--
And force upon Mankind the Freedom he fears--
And dead gods I will again defy?"
And force upon Mankind the Freedom he fears--
And dead gods I will again defy?"
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Posted 10 June 2008 - 01:23 AM
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Posted 20 June 2008 - 04:35 PM
Here's a link to Mark Finn's take on "The Supreme Moment":
http://www.thecimmerian.com/?cat=10
And here is a link to DiPietro's take on Finn's review:
http://www.authorsde...p?authorid=3015
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 02:45 PM
You may recall earlier this year prolific POD author Francis DiPietro
published a Robert E. Howard biography called "Robert E. Howard: The
Supreme Moment." I don't know how it is selling, but Howard scholars
were all over him for his poorly written and executed biography,
largely lifted from the work of other researchers and authors. Last
Friday (August 15th) he brought forth two additional attempts
to "crash" into Howard fandom.
More at: http://rehtwogunraco...om/Journal.html
published a Robert E. Howard biography called "Robert E. Howard: The
Supreme Moment." I don't know how it is selling, but Howard scholars
were all over him for his poorly written and executed biography,
largely lifted from the work of other researchers and authors. Last
Friday (August 15th) he brought forth two additional attempts
to "crash" into Howard fandom.
More at: http://rehtwogunraco...om/Journal.html
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 04:49 PM
Tha's very interesting. I hadn't heard of it until now.
Money and muscle, that's what I want; to be able to do any damned thing I want and get away with it. Money won't do that altogether, because if a man is a weakling, all the money in the world won't enable him to soak an enemy himself; on the other hand, unless he has money he may not be able to get away with it.
--Robert E. Howard to Harold Preece, ca. June 1928--
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 06:09 PM
Hilarious!!! I wonder which of the covers is his picture? That would be funny if he had the gale to put his own picture on the cover of one of these books. The covers are atrocious!!! I'm sure the actual texts are a mess also!!!
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 08:16 PM
I'd like to know more about this REH biography. Perhaps Mark or Rusty can fill us in on some of the details, or point us to some relevant blog entries.
Money and muscle, that's what I want; to be able to do any damned thing I want and get away with it. Money won't do that altogether, because if a man is a weakling, all the money in the world won't enable him to soak an enemy himself; on the other hand, unless he has money he may not be able to get away with it.
--Robert E. Howard to Harold Preece, ca. June 1928--
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 08:21 PM
I think he chose it himself. Isn't Lulu a self-publishing house? All of REH's works are available online, if you know where to look. So, it wouldn't be anything to create a new book from his stuff (illegally). That's why this douche had to take them down, because he didn't have the legal right to do so.How did he get chosen to be editor?
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 09:47 PM
All of REH's works are available online, if you know where to look. So, it wouldn't be anything to create a new book from his stuff (illegally). That's why this douche had to take them down, because he didn't have the legal right to do so.
It is not illegal. Practically everything Howard wrote is in the public domain.
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 09:52 PM
Only in certain countries. In the US, it's currently being hashed out legally. However, certain of his more prominent creations are wholly owned by CPI.All of REH's works are available online, if you know where to look. So, it wouldn't be anything to create a new book from his stuff (illegally). That's why this douche had to take them down, because he didn't have the legal right to do so.
It is not illegal. Practically everything Howard wrote is in the public domain.
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 10:02 PM
Only in certain countries. In the US, it's currently being hashed out legally. However, certain of his more prominent creations are wholly owned by CPI.
Practically everything Howard wrote is in the public domain in the US. CPI owns trademarks such as "Conan," etc, not the stories that Howard wrote.
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 10:03 PM
Then why was Dipietrio forced to remove his books?
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Posted 22 August 2008 - 10:12 PM
Then why was Dipietrio forced to remove his books?
Was he forced to remove his books? I have no idea! But even if he did feel forced to do so, it really tells us nothing, of course, about the copyright status of Howard's stories. It just tells us that some people are easily intimidated.
