Philip Wylie Archive

  • Retroactive Continuity: Adaptations and Alterations

    Retroactive Continuity: Adaptations and Alterations

    In his novel Gladiator, Philip Wylie told the tragic tale of Hugo Danner, a young man both gifted and cursed by the great power given to him through his father’s experiments.  Danner spends most of his short life attempting to find his place in a...

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  • Retroactive Continuity: The Most Influential Book You’ve Never Heard Of

    Retroactive Continuity: The Most Influential Book You’ve Never Heard Of

    Throughout history, stories have frequently referenced men with abilities far beyond the norm — Heracles (Hercules), Gilgamesh, Samson, Beowulf — someone who can rise above the mundane and perform feats impossible for mortal man.  In modern times, these themes have been returned to the forefront. ...

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