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Overview"""I use violence as it is. It's ugly, brutalizing, and bloody...awful."" Vilified for his violent vision of the American West as presented in films such as The Wild Bunch and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, the artistry of Sam Peckinpah’s work was largely overlooked in his lifetime. Dismissed by critics, he was essentially ignored in the decade following his untimely death in 1984 at the age of fifty-nine. However, with the publication of a biography in 1994 and Warner Bros.’ theatrical re-release of The Wild Bunch in 1995, Peckinpah reemerged as a distinctive voice in American film. In Sam Peckinpah’s West eleven scholars approach the director’s oeuvre with an eye toward his minor films, touching on themes and characters previously overlooked and linking his vision to America’s literary and historical traditions. These insightful essays assure us that Peckinpah’s work will not be forgotten again, nor the vibrancy of his characters who go out ""not with a whimper, nor even a bang, but a cinematic explosion that rocked Hollywood and riveted us in a way we’ll never forget.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Leonard EngelPublisher: University of Utah Press,U.S. Imprint: University of Utah Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.468kg ISBN: 9780874807721ISBN 10: 0874807727 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 30 August 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of Contents"A Terrible Beauty is Born: Peckinpah's Vision of the West - John M. Gourlie and Leonard Engel Auguries of Redemption: Peckinpah's Mythological Critique of American History - Armando Prats Comic Elements in Peckinpah's The Westerner - Phillip J. Skerry The Double Vision of Tragedy in Ride the High Country - John L. Simons Fall in Behind the Major: Cultural Border Crossing and Hero Building in Major Dunde - Matt Wanat Peckinpah's Epic Vision: The Wild Bunch and The Ballad of Cable Hogue - John M. Gourlie Divining Peckinpah: Religious Paradigm and Ideology in Convoy and The Ballad of Cable Hogue - Frank Burke Junior Bonner: New West, Old West, or the Antinomies of the Father - Richard Hutson ""Don't Mess with Texas"": Recuperating Masculinity in The Getaway - Stephen Tatum ""Who Are You?"" ""That's a Good Question"": Shifting Identities in Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid - Leonard Engle We're Always Moving: Sam Peckinpah's Making of Convoy - Elaine Marshall Sam Peckinpah and the Western Film Tradition - Robert Merrill The Killer Elite and the Critics: A Note on the Art of Interpretation - Leonard Engel "ReviewsPerhaps the most gratifying aspect of this anthology of new essays on the films of Sam Peckinpah--apart from the value of the essays themselves--lies in its demonstration that academic criticism of this great American original remains high and in good hands: serious, informed, aware, and committed. --Paul Seydor, author of Peckinpah: The Western Films Sam Peckinpah's West is a useful contribution to the growing body of books and criticism about the late, great Western director. --Don Graham, author of Kings of Texas Perhaps the most gratifying aspect of this anthology of new essays on the films of Sam Peckinpah--apart from the value of the essays themselves--lies in its demonstration that academic criticism of this great American original remains high and in good hands: serious, informed, aware, and committed. Sam Peckinpah's West is a useful contribution to the growing body of books and criticism about the late, great Western director. Don Graham, author of Kings of Texas Perhaps the most gratifying aspect of this anthology of new essays on the films of Sam Peckinpah apart from the value of the essays themselves lies in its demonstration that academic criticism of this great American original remains high and in good hands: serious, informed, aware, and committed. Paul Seydor, author of Peckinpah: The Western Films Perhaps the most gratifying aspect of this anthology of new essays on the films of Sam Peckinpah--apart from the value of the essays themselves--lies in its demonstration that academic criticism of this great American original remains high and in good hands: serious, informed, aware, and committed. Author InformationLeonard Engel is professor of English at Quinnipiac University and the editor of The Big Empty: Essays on the Land as Narrative. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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