Description
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.
Author: John Saunders
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Published: 10/25/2001
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d
ISBN13: 9781903364123
ISBN10: 1903364124
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | History & Criticism
About the Author
John Saunders is senior lecturer in film and literature at the University of Newcastle, UK.