| Westerns Contributor(s): White, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415558131 ISBN-13: 9780415558136 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2010024811 |
| Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks |
| Physical Information: 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is a common assertion that the history of America is written in its Westerns, but how true is this? In this guidebook John White discusses the evolution of the Western through history and looks at theoretical and critical approaches to Westerns such as genre analysis, semiotics, representation, ideology, discourse analysis, narrative, realism, auteur and star theory, psychoanalytical theory, postmodernism and audience response. The book includes case studies of 8 key westerns:
Including a chronology of significant events for the Western genre, a glossary and further reading, this introduction to an important genre in film studies is a great guide for students. |