The cowboys and Indians, sheriffs and outlaws, schoolmarms and barkeeps of Western films have wholly transformed our ideas about the reality of the American frontier. Westerns is the first book to consider seriously the historical meanings and functions of the Western film genre. In Westerns , leading scholars unpack the ways in which the form has embellished, mythologized, and erased past events.
Contributors explore the mythic Wild West envisioned by Buffalo Bill Cody, the revisionist aims of recent westerns like Posse, Lone Star, and Dead Man , and how the genre addresses key issues of biography, authenticity, race, and representation. Included is an introduction by Janet Walker.
| ISBN: | 9780415924245 |
| Publication date: | 12th October 2001 |
| Author: | Janet Walker |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 272 pages |
| Series: | AFI Film Readers |
| Genres: |
History Media studies |
The cowboys and Indians, sheriffs and outlaws, schoolmarms and barkeeps of Western films have wholly transformed our ideas about the reality of the American frontier. Westerns is the first book to consider seriously the historical meanings and functions of the Western film genre.
Westerns features in the following genres: History, Media studies
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Westerns was written by Janet Walker and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Westerns has 272 pages
Yes it is part of AFI Film Readers series
£36.89, reduced from £40.99. Not Available.