Reading Brokeback Mountain

Essays on the Story and the Film

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Edited by Jim Stacy

Type

Essays

Subject

One Film > Brokeback Mountain

Keywords

Ang Lee, adaptation

Publishing date

2007

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 248 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-3044-4

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Book Presentation:
This collection offers 15 critical essays on Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain” and its controversial film adaptation by screenwriters Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana and director Ang Lee. Each essay explores the short story, the film, and the sociocultural phenomenon that followed the release of the motion picture in December 2005.

This anthology includes selections from traditional perspectives and from postmodern angles, including women’s studies, gender studies, queer studies, sexuality studies, ethnic studies, and American studies. Many of the essays focus primarily on the film, its critical reception, its stars, its director, its soundtrack, and its cultural implications.

About the Author:
Jim Stacy has retired as a professor of theatre and communication studies at Louisiana State University at Alexandria. He has directed and acted in many plays and published widely in theatrical journals. He now lives in Yucca Valley, California.

Press Reviews:
"crack it open and learn a thing or two. There are many long discussions and debates waiting inside this book"—Scarlett.

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