Everyone remembers Robert E. Howard for having created the character Conan. However, this prolific author of novels has given rise to other legends of modern fiction, all SOLOMON KANE. The differences are evident with the Cimmerian: the setting is historical, not fantastic, the character is amoral (in the sense of the term nietzscheiano) but has a more psychologically complex and strongly influenced by its orthodoxy. We are in the sixteenth century, and the world is shaken by the wars of religion. Rampant Puritanism in England, son of the Protestant Calvinist movement, which fought for the purity of the Anglican Church was founded by the Reformation of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, against the alleged evils of Rome and the Pope Particular emphasis was placed on the propriety of manners, standards of living, and religious functions, which were "liberated" by all the trappings are not present in the Holy Scriptures, beginning with the professed simplicity of worship against his vestments, pictures, candles and other distinctive objects of Catholic worship . A particular religious and moral fervor animated the members of this movement, who believed themselves inspired by God and invested by him of a divine mission purifying. Solomon Kane is a Puritan, and is also one of the greatest swordsmen that the world has ever known. Its purpose? Cleanse the Earth of all that's unfair or evil, whether human or supernatural array. By Dark Horse, through the capable hands of Scott Allie and Mario Guevara, comes an extraordinary new series devoted to this controversial character: October to get ready to welcome the first volume 100% SOLOMON KANE: THE DEVIL'S CASTLE. The story is based on a novel by Howard, who made up the saga of sixteen works related to Solomon, the scenery is evocative of the Black Forest of Germany, whose leaves hide much more than the tyranny of an unjust Baron towards its subjects . Since October began an extraordinary journey across continents against evil, Solomon Kane is back! The return in grand style of black dress-Puritan swordsman obsessed with revenge, the cycle of heroic-fantasy that marks the vein more mature and complex writer Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan.
sabato 3 ottobre 2009
Everyone remembers Robert E. Howard for having created the character Conan. However, this prolific author of novels has given rise to other legends of modern fiction, all SOLOMON KANE. The differences are evident with the Cimmerian: the setting is historical, not fantastic, the character is amoral (in the sense of the term nietzscheiano) but has a more psychologically complex and strongly influenced by its orthodoxy. We are in the sixteenth century, and the world is shaken by the wars of religion. Rampant Puritanism in England, son of the Protestant Calvinist movement, which fought for the purity of the Anglican Church was founded by the Reformation of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, against the alleged evils of Rome and the Pope Particular emphasis was placed on the propriety of manners, standards of living, and religious functions, which were "liberated" by all the trappings are not present in the Holy Scriptures, beginning with the professed simplicity of worship against his vestments, pictures, candles and other distinctive objects of Catholic worship . A particular religious and moral fervor animated the members of this movement, who believed themselves inspired by God and invested by him of a divine mission purifying. Solomon Kane is a Puritan, and is also one of the greatest swordsmen that the world has ever known. Its purpose? Cleanse the Earth of all that's unfair or evil, whether human or supernatural array. By Dark Horse, through the capable hands of Scott Allie and Mario Guevara, comes an extraordinary new series devoted to this controversial character: October to get ready to welcome the first volume 100% SOLOMON KANE: THE DEVIL'S CASTLE. The story is based on a novel by Howard, who made up the saga of sixteen works related to Solomon, the scenery is evocative of the Black Forest of Germany, whose leaves hide much more than the tyranny of an unjust Baron towards its subjects . Since October began an extraordinary journey across continents against evil, Solomon Kane is back! The return in grand style of black dress-Puritan swordsman obsessed with revenge, the cycle of heroic-fantasy that marks the vein more mature and complex writer Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan.
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