The Invention of the Western Film

Name: The Invention of the Western Film
Brand: Cambridge University Press
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By Scott Simmon

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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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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 412
Release Date:: 2010-01-05
Publication Date:: 2009-09-30
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 11386463930521555817
ISBN13:: 9780521555814
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 666 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 25 cm

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