Six guns and society : a structural study of the western /

The purpose of this book is to explain the popularity of the Western film. The author, Sociologist Will Wright, studied the top-grossing western films from 1930 to 1972 and as a result of his analysis shows how the plots have changed correspondingly to the changes in American society. Applying struc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wright, Will
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1977, ©1975.
Subjects:
Western films > History and criticism.
Westerns > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General
Western films
Western > Film
Wild-westfilms.
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the myth and the method
  • Structure of myth
  • Structure of the western film. Introduction: the films ; Classical plot ; Vengeance variation ; Transition theme ; Professional plot
  • Myth as a narrative of social action
  • Individuals and values: the classical plot
  • Individuals against values: the vengeance variation
  • Groups and techniques: the professional plot
  • Myth and meaning
  • Methodological epilogue.

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