| The Invention of the Western Film: A Cultural History of the Genre's First Half Century Contributor(s): Simmon, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521555817 ISBN-13: 9780521555814 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: The Invention of the Western Film ranges across literature, visual arts, social history, ideology, and legend to provide, for the first time, an in-depth exploration of the early Western, from short kinetoscopes of the 1890s through "classic" features of the 1940s. By examining the American Indian's rise and demise during the silent era, B- Westerns of the 1930s, and film noir-influenced Westerns of the 1940s, Scott Simmon's pioneering study silhouettes the genre's evolution against a myriad of cultural forces. This lively, encyclopedic book revitalizes familiar Western icons John Wayne and John Ford, and recovers forgotten masterworks from the Western film's formative years. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2002035117 |
| Series: Genres in American Cinema S |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.32" W x 9.8" (1.24 lbs) 412 pages |