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The Quick, the Dead and the Revived: The Many Lives of the Western Film - Couverture souple

Maddrey, Joseph

 
9781476665511: The Quick, the Dead and the Revived: The Many Lives of the Western Film
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1476665516 ISBN 13 : 9781476665511
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2016

Synopsis

For well more than a century, Western films have embodied the United States' most fundamental doctrine--expansionism--and depicted, in a uniquely American way, the archetypal battle between good and evil. Westerns also depict a country defined and re-defined by complex crises. World War II transformed the genre as well as the nation's identity. Since then, Hollywood filmmakers have been fighting America's ideological wars onscreen by translating modern-day politics into the timeless mythology of the Old West. This book surveys the most iconic and influential Westerns, examines Hollywood stars and their political stripes and reveals the familiar Western tropes--which became elements in popular action, science fiction and horror films. This then sets the stage for the Western revival of the 1990s and a period of reinvention in the 21st century.

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À propos de l'auteur

Joseph Maddrey has researched, written and produced over 100 hours of documentary television, focusing on true crime and the paranormal. He lives in Midlothian, Virginia.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1476665516
ISBN 13 
9781476665511
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
204
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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