The Quick, the Dead and the Revived

The Many Lives of the Western Film

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by Joseph Maddrey

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Western

Keywords

western, history of cinema

Publishing date

2016

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 204 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-6551-1

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Book Presentation:
For well more than a century, Western films have embodied the United States’ most fundamental doctrine—expansionism—and depicted, in a uniquely American way, the archetypal battle between good and evil. Westerns also depict a country defined and re-defined by complex crises. World War II transformed the genre as well as the nation’s identity. Since then, Hollywood filmmakers have been fighting America’s ideological wars onscreen by translating modern-day politics into the timeless mythology of the Old West. This book surveys the most iconic and influential Westerns, examines Hollywood stars and their political stripes and reveals the familiar Western tropes—which became elements in popular action, science fiction and horror films. This then sets the stage for the Western revival of the 1990s and a period of reinvention in the 21st century.

About the Author:
Joseph Maddrey has researched, written and produced more than 100 hours of documentary television, focusing on true crime and the paranormal. He lives in Midlothian, Virginia.

Press Reviews:
"a captivating work filled with keen observation and significant explanations. It’s the western movie genre presented in a most interesting light, and it’s Madrey’s intelligent writing that does the shining"—VideoScope.

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