Description
After a century of reinvention and, frequently, reinterpretation, Western movies continue to contribute to the cultural understanding of the United States. And Western archetypes remain as important emblems of the American experience, relating a complex and coded narrative about heroism and morality, masculinity and femininity, westward expansion and technological progress, and assimilation and settlement.
In this collection of new essays, 21 contributors from around the globe examine the "cowboy cool" iconography of film and television Westerns--from bounty hunters in buckskin jackets to denizens of seedy saloons and lonely deserts, from Cecil B. DeMille and John Ford to Steve McQueen and Budd Boetticher, Jr.
About the Author
Sue Matheson is a professor of English at the University College of the North in The Pas, Manitoba, Canada.
Book Information
ISBN 9780786498048
Author Sue Matheson
Format Paperback
Page Count 308
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 399g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm
Details
Subtitle: |
Essays on Frontier Fixtures of the American Western |
Imprint: |
McFarland & Co Inc |
