Pulp magazine

Impact of Pulp Magazines on American Culture “The story is worth more than the paper it is printed on.” Frank Munsey’s words symbolized the history of the pulp magazine. Frank Munsey started the pulp magazine craze with his first magazine, the Argosy, in 1896. The Argosy was a revamping of his children’s magazine, the Golden Argosy, shifting its focus from children to adults. The Argosy offered large amounts of fiction for a low price, because these stories would be printed on cheap pulpwood

been much debate over the years as to what qualifies as the first comic. Well, that all depends on the manner in which you view the medium. Before we had the beloved comic books that we cherish today, America had what was known as “Pulp Magazines” (named after the cheap pulp paper that was used to print them) that derived from the simple newspaper “Funnies.” If you tend to discern the world around you in a bitter black/white sort of view, you may feel inclined to dub this modest paperback as the world's

story authors. His stories set the stage of adventure story-telling through his narrative efficiency in their construction, capturing and keeping the audience’s imagination (Gioia, 2014; Bartlett, 2017). Although from humble beginnings published as a pulp fiction adventure, there is much debate over categorising Tarzan of the Apes into a specific genre, as some argue elements of romance and science fiction. This essay aims to assess the text to determine how it engages in its primary genre of adventure

Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov was a Russian writer who was born in Petrovichi, Russia in January 1920. His family decided to move in search for a better life, so they took a small boat to Liverpool, England and from there they took the ocean liner Baltic for their trip to the United States. They arrived in New York and their first stop was Ellis Island. After that his family settled in Brooklyn where he taught himself to read. He accomplished this by asking the neighborhood children to explain the sounds

Ray Bradbury has always has been well known for his work with Sci-Fi for quite a long time: his Fahrenheit 451 is referred to as a literary classic by many. Even so, Bradbury started his career selling to Sci-Fi pulp magazines. One of the most important works to come out of these magazines and later be reprinted in Bradbury’s short story compendium, The Illustrated Man, is “The Veldt.” The story itself is of a room that recreates locations based on the emotions of the inhabitants. Two children change

Tarzan of the Apes (1912), by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the original story that inspired numerous remakes, across all medias that have since been released, granting the name Tarzan fame-status universally. Having been remade and rebranded on numerous occasions, the story of Tarzan that the majority recognizes varies greatly from that of the original. Due to this fact, in addition to its unique elements and characteristics, Tarzan’s genre is ambiguous, varying when analyzed from different viewpoints

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Pulp Fiction: Hyperreal Violence and Postmodernism Pulp Fiction is an iconic early 1990s film directed by the unparalleled Quentin Tarantino. The title of the film pays homage to mid-20th century crime novels. In this way and others, the title is revealing of the content of the film. The film follows a very postmodern style that often distracts the plot to focus instead on developing the characters. The cinematography of Tarantino further highlights the characters, at times not allowing the

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personal desire if they spent their life trying to conform? Alden Nowlan’s short story, “The Glass Roses” explores this through the protagonist, Stephen. Stephen’s personal desire to feel accepted conflicts with his feeling of having to become like the pulp cutters because he is not mentally or physically ready to fit in with grown men. This results in Chris finding a way to become his own person. Stephen’s journey to pursue his personal desire is shown through setting, character development, and symbolism