Timeline for Did Robert E. Howard seriously think that Barbarism is the superior and most natural state of humanity?
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| Aug 19, 2020 at 5:16 | history | edited | Keith Morrison | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 18, 2020 at 18:29 | vote | accept | VienLa | ||
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| Aug 18, 2020 at 18:29 | comment | added | VienLa | Both your answer and some of the other comments paint an image of Howard, while most certainly inspired by his real-life influences was mostly just an allegory to the cycles of civilisational growth and decay. And while people were quite receptive to those, sounds like he never meant them to be taken literally at face value. | |
| Aug 18, 2020 at 18:15 | comment | added | DVK-on-Ahch-To | This isn't exactly a Howard originated idea. Voltair said it well before him - "History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up" - and very similar ideas were discussed in ancient societies as well. | |
| Aug 18, 2020 at 17:22 | history | edited | Keith Morrison | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 18, 2020 at 11:05 | comment | added | einpoklum | Note that this view has its origin in Ibn Khaldun's sociological outlook, see here; although I suppose there might be other sources which introduced Howard to this notion. | |
| Aug 17, 2020 at 20:09 | history | edited | Keith Morrison | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 17, 2020 at 19:41 | history | answered | Keith Morrison | CC BY-SA 4.0 |