The Western Genre: From Lordsburg to Big Whiskey (Short Cuts)
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"Powerfully evocative... The Western Genre helps the reader develop a basic cinematic, thematic, and conceptual vocabulary for watching some truly great films." -- Jason Vest, Washington University in St. Louis, Film and History
Book Description
The Western Genre: From Lordsburg to Big Whiskey offers close readings of the definitive American film movement as represented by such leading exponents as John Ford, Howard Hawks, and Sam Peckinpah. In his consideration of such iconic motifs as the Outlaw Hero and the Lone Rider, John Saunders traces the development of perennial aspects of the genre, its continuity and, importantly, its change. Representations of morality and masculinity are also foregrounded in consideration of the genre's major stars John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, and such films as Shane, Rio Bravo, The Wild Bunch, and Unforgiven.
The Western Genre: From Lordsburg to Big Whiskey (Short Cuts)
The Western Genre: From Lordsburg to Big Whiskey (Short Cuts),John Saunders,Wallflower Press,1903364124,Film & Video - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture
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