Kong Unbound: The Cultural Impact Pop Mythos and Scientific Plausibility of a Cinematic Legend (Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World)

In 1933 Merian C. Cooper Ernest Schoedsack and Willis OBrien 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 Americas place in the worldKong as Avatar of Repressed Sexual EnergyKong as a Symbol of Slavery and RacismKong as Alternate PaleontologyThe 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 Silverberg Jack Williamson Harry Harrison William Stout Paul Di Filippo Esther M. Friesner Howard Waldrop Frank M. Robinson Pat Cadigan David Gerrold Philip J. Currie Joe DeVito Alan Dean Foster William Joyce Michael Chabon Maurice Sendak