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The Portable Western Reader
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Author : William Kittredge
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Release Date : 1997-07
The Portable Western Reader written by William Kittredge and has been published by Penguin Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-07 with Fiction categories.
A collection of Western stories, poems, essays, and excerpts from more than seventy authors.
Portable Western Reader
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Author : William Kittredge
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Release Date : 1997-07-01
Portable Western Reader written by William Kittredge and has been published by Turtleback Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-07-01 with Fiction categories.
The American West is as varied in its inhabitants as it is in its landforms, yet what has come to stand for "Western" writing is the myth of the wagon train and the lone gunman. This authoritative anthology assembled poems, essays, stories, and excepts--by Ken Kesey, Raymond Carver, Larry McMurtry, Ivan Doig, and many others--which transcend the myth and explore the vast range of Wetsern experience.
Ride Boldly Ride
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Author : Mary Lea Bandy
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2012-10
Ride Boldly Ride written by Mary Lea Bandy and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10 with History categories.
"This book is a survey of the movie Western that covers its history from the early silent era to recent spins on the genre in films such as No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, True Grit, and Cowboys & Aliens. The authors provide fresh perspectives on landmark films such Stagecoach, Red River, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and The Wild Bunch, and they also pay tribute to many underappreciated Westerns including 3 Bad Men, The Wind, The Big Trail, Ruggles of Red Gap, Northwest Passage, The Westerner, The Furies, Jubal, and Comanche Station. The book explores major phases of the Western's development--silent era oaters, A-production classics of the 1930s and early 1940s, and the more psychologically complex presentations of the Westerner that emerged in the post-World War II period.. They examine various forms of genre-revival and genre-revisionism that have recurred over the past half-century, culminating especially in the masterworks of Clint Eastwood. Central themes of the book include the inner life of the Western hero, the importance of the natural landscape, the tension between myth and history, the depiction of the Native American, and the juxtaposing of comedy and tragedy"--Provided by publisher.
A Companion To The American West
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Author : William Deverell
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
A Companion To The American West written by William Deverell and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with History categories.
A Companion to the American West is a rigorous, illuminating introduction to the history of the American West. Twenty-five essays by expert scholars synthesize the best and most provocative work in the field and provide a comprehensive overview of themes and historiography. Covers the culture, politics, and environment of the American West through periods of migration, settlement, and modernization Discusses Native Americans and their conflicts and integration with American settlers
American Western
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Author : Stephen McVeigh
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2007-02-14
American Western written by Stephen McVeigh and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-14 with History categories.
This wide-ranging book illuminates the importance of the Western in American history. It explores the interconnections between the Western in both literature and film and the United States in the 20th century.Structured chronologically, the book traces the evolution of the Western as a uniquely American form. The author argues that America's frontier past was quickly transformed into a set of symbols and myths, an American meta-narrative that came to underpin much of the 'American century'. He details how and why this process occurred, the form and function of Western myths and symbols, the evolution of this mythology, and its subversions and reconstructions throughout 20th-century American history.The book engages with the full range of historical, literary and cinematic perspectives and texts, from the founding Western histories of Theodore Roosevelt and Frederick Jackson Turner to the New Western history of Patricia Nelson Limerick and Richard White.
The Spectral West
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Author : Keith McDonald
language : en
Publisher: Anthem Press
Release Date : 2025-07-08
The Spectral West written by Keith McDonald and has been published by Anthem Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-08 with Art categories.
This book considers the presence of the supernatural and Gothic elements of the Western on screen. These dark and sinister undertones often exist in Western narratives to draw attention to the ever-present issue of death and its haunting resonance which characters encounter. This book examines this through key historic moments in Western film and its contemporary incarnations. The book detects imposing correlations in themes and currents between the Gothic and the Western relating to existential crisis and a loss of faith in ideologies and institutions. These themes represent the tensions between the old and the new, the deranged insistence on civility and order in a chaotic landscape, disillusionment and the shattering of faith in the natural order, and even nature and order themselves. The Western, just like the Gothic tale, reminds us that new frontiers are mired in the past, and optimism and survival are hunted down and haunted by guilt-ridden past and passed anxieties and traumas
The Six Gun Mystique Sequel
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Author : John G. Cawelti
language : en
Publisher: Popular Press
Release Date : 1999
The Six Gun Mystique Sequel written by John G. Cawelti and has been published by Popular Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Art categories.
To this structural analysis he adds a new account of the genre's history and its relationship to the myths of the West which have played such an influential role in American history."--BOOK JACKET.
West Of 98
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Author : Lynn Stegner
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2011-09-01
West Of 98 written by Lynn Stegner and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Literary Collections categories.
A collection featuring the newest generation of western writers creating new visions of the American West.
Penguin Classics
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Author : Penguin (Firm)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Penguin Classics written by Penguin (Firm) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Literature categories.
Penguin Classics Complete Annotated Catalog
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Author : Penguin Books
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
Release Date : 2003
Penguin Classics Complete Annotated Catalog written by Penguin Books and has been published by Penguin Mass Market this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Reference categories.