Myth of the Western New Perspectives on Hollywood's Frontier Narrative |
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| Author:
| Carter, Matthew |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4744-0282-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2015 |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Myth of the Western re-invigorates the debate surrounding the relationship between the Western and frontier mythology, arguing for the importance of the genre's socio-cultural, historical and political dimensions. Taking a number of critical-theoretical and philosophical approaches, Matthew Carter applies them to prominent forms of frontier historiography. He also considers the historiographic element of the Western by exploring the different ways in which the genre has responded to...
More DescriptionMyth of the Western re-invigorates the debate surrounding the relationship between the Western and frontier mythology, arguing for the importance of the genre's socio-cultural, historical and political dimensions. Taking a number of critical-theoretical and philosophical approaches, Matthew Carter applies them to prominent forms of frontier historiography. He also considers the historiographic element of the Western by exploring the different ways in which the genre has responded to the issues raised by the frontier. Carter skilfully argues that the genre has - and continues to reveal - the complexities and contradictions at the heart of US society.