Western Genre

Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-1-903364-12-3
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 204 mm, Gewicht: 221 g

Reihe: Short Cuts

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saunders, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Reading a Western
2. The Established Classics
3. Development and Change: Three Films About Jesse James
4. New Directions
5. The Indians
6. Breaking the Mould
Filmography
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

John Saunders is senior lecturer in film and literature at the University of Newcastle, UK.