Cowboy Classics : The Roots of the American Western in the Epic Tradition /
Day, Kirsten
Cowboy Classics : The Roots of the American Western in the Epic Tradition / Kirsten Day. - 1 online resource (240 p.) : 20 B/W illustrations 1 B/W tables - Screening Antiquity : SCAN .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Illustrations -- Prologue -- Introduction: Western Film and the Epic Tradition -- 1 Howard Hawks's Red River -- 2 Fred Zinnemann's High Noon -- 3 George Stevens's Shane -- 4 John Ford's The Searchers -- 5 John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Compares the ancient epic and the American Western as parallel cultural narrativesCowboy Classics looks at the remarkably intimate connection between Westerns and Greek and Roman epics, each of which focuses on a mythic-historical period from the past where our societal notions of what constitutes heroism, masculinity and honour were first forged. Through her insightful analysis of Red River, High Noon, Shane, The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Kirsten Day illustrates the parallels between these seemingly disparate yet closely related genres, allowing us to see each through a new lens while gaining insight into the persistence of these concepts in our world today.Key Features Discusses the recent scholarly interest in classical representations in popular culture Looks at how both Greco-Roman epic and Western film in general help to define foundational ideologies for their respective culturesIncludes case studies of four films - Howard Hawks' Red River (1948), Fred Zinnemann's High Noon (1952), George Stevens' Shane (1953), and John Ford's The Searchers (1956) - which analyze specific affinities with the Homeric epics and Virgil's AeneidExamines John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as an Oedipal drama, in relation to Greek and Roman epic
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781474402460 9781474402477
10.1515/9781474402477 doi
2016285176
Cowboys in popular culture--United States.
Cowboys in popular culture; United States.
Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
Epic poetry, Greek.
Heroes.
Western films--History and criticism.--United States
Western films; United States; History and criticism.
Classics & Ancient History.
HISTORY / Ancient / General.
PN1995.9.W4 / D38 2016 PN1995.9.W4
791.436278
Cowboy Classics : The Roots of the American Western in the Epic Tradition / Kirsten Day. - 1 online resource (240 p.) : 20 B/W illustrations 1 B/W tables - Screening Antiquity : SCAN .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Illustrations -- Prologue -- Introduction: Western Film and the Epic Tradition -- 1 Howard Hawks's Red River -- 2 Fred Zinnemann's High Noon -- 3 George Stevens's Shane -- 4 John Ford's The Searchers -- 5 John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Compares the ancient epic and the American Western as parallel cultural narrativesCowboy Classics looks at the remarkably intimate connection between Westerns and Greek and Roman epics, each of which focuses on a mythic-historical period from the past where our societal notions of what constitutes heroism, masculinity and honour were first forged. Through her insightful analysis of Red River, High Noon, Shane, The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Kirsten Day illustrates the parallels between these seemingly disparate yet closely related genres, allowing us to see each through a new lens while gaining insight into the persistence of these concepts in our world today.Key Features Discusses the recent scholarly interest in classical representations in popular culture Looks at how both Greco-Roman epic and Western film in general help to define foundational ideologies for their respective culturesIncludes case studies of four films - Howard Hawks' Red River (1948), Fred Zinnemann's High Noon (1952), George Stevens' Shane (1953), and John Ford's The Searchers (1956) - which analyze specific affinities with the Homeric epics and Virgil's AeneidExamines John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as an Oedipal drama, in relation to Greek and Roman epic
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781474402460 9781474402477
10.1515/9781474402477 doi
2016285176
Cowboys in popular culture--United States.
Cowboys in popular culture; United States.
Epic poetry, Greek--History and criticism.
Epic poetry, Greek.
Heroes.
Western films--History and criticism.--United States
Western films; United States; History and criticism.
Classics & Ancient History.
HISTORY / Ancient / General.
PN1995.9.W4 / D38 2016 PN1995.9.W4
791.436278