Myth of the Western : new perspectives on Hollywood's frontier narrative /

What is the nature of the relationship between the Hollywood Western and American frontier mythology? How have Western films helped develop cultural and historical perceptions, attitudes and beliefs towards the frontier? Is there still a place for the genre in light of revisionist histories of the A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carter, Matthew (Teacher)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Western films > United States > History and criticism.
Myth > Social aspects > United States.
Westerns > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Mythe > Aspect social > États-Unis.
24.32 history of film art.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Western films.
Western > Film
Västernfilm.
United States.
Los Angeles- Hollywood
Verenigde Staten.
Förenta staterna.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part one. A good man with a gun ; A fine good place to be ; Rethinking revisionism
  • Part two. What counts as history and whose history is it? ; Actors transcending the darkness
  • Conclusion.

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