The Quiet Man...and Beyond

Reflections on a Classic Film, John Ford and Ireland

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Edited by Seán Crosson and Rod Stoneman

Type

Studies

Subject

One Film > The Quiet Man

Keywords

John Ford, Ireland

Publishing date

2009

Publisher

Liffey Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 265 pages
6 x 9 inches (15.5 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-905785-56-8

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Book Presentation:
This book involves both critical analysis of aspects of The Quiet Man as myth, commodity, and fetish and the celebration of a film that has sustained considerable academic attention and popular appreciation since its release in 1952. Among the topics con

About the authors:
Sean Crosson is a lecturer on Irish and world cinema with the Huston School of Film & Digital Media at the National University of Ireland, Galway where he is Programme Coordinator of the MA in Film Studies. Rod Stoneman is the Director of the Huston School of Film & Digital Media and was formerly Chief Executive with Bord Scannan na hEireann/The Irish Film Board.

Press Reviews:
This collective analysis and celebration of the movie is more readable than most volumes of scholarly essays. . . There is some fine writing here. -- Jordan Young "LA Theatre Examiner Online"

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