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Cowboy classics : the roots of the American western in the epic tradition / Kirsten Day.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Day, Kirsten, 1969- author.
- Series:
- Screening antiquity.
- Screening Antiquity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Western films--United States--History and criticism.
- Western films.
- Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
- Epic poetry, Greek.
- Heroes.
- Cowboys in popular culture--United States.
- Cowboys in popular culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 229 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Cowboy Classics looks at the surprisingly close connection between Western film and Greek and Roman epic, each of which focuses on a mythic-historical period from the past where our societal notions of what constitutes heroism, masculinity, and honor were first forged.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- Introduction: Western film and the epic tradition
- Howard Hawk's Red River
- Fred Zinnemann's High noon
- George Steven's Shane
- John Ford's The searchers
- John Ford's The man who shot Liberty Valance
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2017).
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-213) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-1516-4
- 1-4744-2205-5
- 1-4744-0247-X
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