Cowboy Classics The Roots of the American Western in the Epic Tradition |
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| Author:
| Day, Kirsten |
| Series title: | Screening Antiquity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4744-0246-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2016 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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Cowboy Classics looks at the surprisingly close connection between Western film and Greek and Roman epic, each of which focuses on a mythic-historical period from the past where our societal notions of what constitutes heroism, masculinity, and honor were first forged.
Cowboy Classics looks at the surprisingly close connection between Western film and Greek and Roman epic, each of which focuses on a mythic-historical period from the past where our societal notions of what constitutes heroism, masculinity, and honor were first forged.