The Virginian - Couverture souple

Wister, Owen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1483930092 ISBN 13 : 9781483930091

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

First published in 1902, Owen Wister’s The Virginian is widely regarded as the first great Western novel and the foundation of the American cowboy myth. Combining adventure, romance, and frontier justice, this classic helped shape the Western hero archetype that would dominate literature, film, and television for decades to come.

The story follows the tall, dark, and modest cowboy known only as the Virginian. Against the rugged backdrop of Wyoming Territory, he navigates loyalty, honor, and justice while falling in love with a refined schoolteacher from the East. Along the way, he confronts treachery and faces his ultimate test in a dramatic showdown that would define the Western genre for generations.

But The Virginian is more than a tale of six-shooters and cattle drives—it is also a character study of integrity, masculinity, and self-reliance. Dedicated to President Theodore Roosevelt, Wister’s novel reflects the era’s ideals of rugged individualism while weaving in themes of morality, loyalty, and the tension between civilization and the untamed frontier.

A literary and cultural milestone, The Virginian not only inspired countless Western novels but also multiple film versions (including Gary Cooper’s 1929 performance) and the long-running television series (1962–1971). Essential reading for fans of classic Westerns and American literature, this is the novel that gave us the immortal line: “When you call me that, smile!”

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Owen Wister (July 14, 1860 - July 21, 1938) was an American writer and "father" of western fiction. Wister began his literary work in 1891. He had spent several summers out in the American West, making his first trip to Wyoming in 1885. Like his friend Teddy Roosevelt, Wister was fascinated with the culture, lore and terrain of the region. On an 1893 visit to Yellowstone, Wister met the western artist Frederic Remington who remained a lifelong friend. When he started writing, he naturally inclined towards fiction set on the western frontier. Wister's most famous work remains the 1902 novel The Virginian, the loosely constructed story of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. This is widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel and was reprinted fourteen times in eight months. The book was written in the library of The Philadelphia Club, where Wister was a member, and is dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1483930092
• ISBN 13: 9781483930091
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible