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Overview"With fresh appraisals of popular Westerns, this book examines the history of the genre with a focus on definitional aspects of canon, adaptation and hybridity. The author covers a range of largely unexplored topics, including the role of ""heroines"" in a (supposedly) male-oriented system of film production, the function of the celluloid Indians, the transcultural and transnational history of the first spaghetti Western, the construction of femininity and masculinity in the hybrid Westerns of the 1950s, and the new paths of the Western in the 21st century." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Flavia Brizio-SkovPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781476683065ISBN 10: 1476683069 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 17 February 2021 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Why the Western? 1. Transnational Adaptation, Transculturation and Indigenization: Dashiell Hammett’s Red Harvest, Carlo Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters, Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo and Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars Prologue The National The Origins: Local and Translocal The Transnational Conclusion 2. Celluloid Indians, 1950s Westerns and the Termination Act: Broken Arrow, White Feather, The Battle of Apache Pass, Devil’s Doorway, The Last Wagon and The Last Hunt Prologue Broken Arrow (1950) White Feather (1955) and The Battle of Apache Pass (1952) Devil’s Doorway (1950) The Last Wagon (1956) The Last Hunt (1956) Conclusion 3. Heroines in Western Films? Mikhail Bakhtin’s “Dialogic Imagination” in Shane, High Noon and Westward the Women Monoglossia: The Submissive Woman and Shane (1953) Heteroglossia: The Transgressive Woman and High Noon (1952) X-glossia: Transformational Women and Westward the Women (1951) 4. Hybridity and (De)Construction of Femininity and Masculinity in Rancho Notorious, Johnny Guitar and Duel in the Sun Rancho Notorious: The Filmic Text (1952) Johnny Guitar: Paratext Johnny Guitar: Peritext and the Novel (1953) Johnny Guitar: The Filmic Text (1954) Duel in the Sun (1946): Paratext Duel in the Sun: The Novel (1944) Duel in the Sun: The Filmic Text (1946) Patriarchy and Failed Masculinities Patriarchy and Failed Femininities Capitalism and Patriotism 5. New Paths of the Western in the Third Millennium: The Lone Ranger, Yesterday and Today The Western Genre Today Enter The Lone Ranger: Prologue The Lone Ranger Yesterday or How the West Was Conquered The Lone Ranger (2013): Paratext The Lone Ranger Today or How the West Was Lost Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThe topic, the theoretical framework, the analytical approach, the breadth of the sources consulted, the range of films discussed, and the critical angles applied in this monograph make it a valuable contribution to scholarship in western film studies. --Flavia Laviosa, Wellesley College The topic, the theoretical framework, the analytical approach, the breadth of the sources consulted, the range of films discussed, and the critical angles applied in this monograph make it a valuable contribution to scholarship in western film studies. --Flavia Laviosa, Wellesley College. Scholars interested in the Western can learn a great deal from this book, which is intellectually ambitious and generously delivered. --Italica: Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Italian “Scholars interested in the Western can learn a great deal from this book, which is intellectually ambitious and generously delivered.”—Italica: Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Italian “A motif that emerges throughout Brizio-Skov’s volume and distinguishes it from other works is the analysis of westerns through a cultural studies lens.... Through the author’s analysis of such aspects as the western’s international influences, its empowerment of women and its positive treatment of Native Americans, one is encouraged to see the genre if not in a more positive light, then at least in a more complex way than some critics have previously argued.”—Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media “The topic, the theoretical framework, the analytical approach, the breadth of the sources consulted, the range of films discussed, and the critical angles applied in this monograph make it a valuable contribution to scholarship in western film studies.”—Flavia Laviosa, Wellesley College. Author InformationFlavia Brizio-Skov is a professor in the department of modern foreign languages and literatures at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She has written several books and articles on contemporary writers, popular culture and cinema. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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