Westerns: The Institutes Of Architecture Of Western Australia (Routledge Film Guidebooks #1)

By: John White

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Synopsis: 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: Stagecoach My Darling Clementine Shane The Good, The Bad and the Ugly McCabe and Mrs Miller Unforgiven Brokeback Mountain The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781136855597
Related ISBNs:: 9780203835319, 9780415558136, 9780415558136, 9780415558129, 9780415558129
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/09/20
Copyrighted By:: John White
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.