The Philosophy of the Western
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The Philosophy of the Western

  1. 378 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Philosophy of the Western

About this book

The western is arguably the most iconic and influential genre in American cinema. The solitude of the lone rider, the loyalty of his horse, and the unspoken code of the West render the genre popular yet lead it to offer a view of America's history that is sometimes inaccurate. For many, the western embodies America and its values. In recent years, scholars had declared the western genre dead, but a steady resurgence of western themes in literature, film, and television has reestablished the genre as one of the most important. In The Philosophy of the Western, editors Jennifer L. McMahon and B. Steve Csaki examine philosophical themes in the western genre. Investigating subjects of nature, ethics, identity, gender, environmentalism, and animal rights, the essays draw from a wide range of westerns including the recent popular and critical successes Unforgiven (1992), All the Pretty Horses (2000), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and No Country for Old Men (2007), as well as literature and television serials such as Deadwood. The Philosophy of the Western reveals the influence of the western on the American psyche, filling a void in the current scholarship of the genre.

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Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780813125916
eBook ISBN
9780813173856
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Film & Video

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. INTRODUCTION
  6. Part 1: THE COWBOY WAY
  7. “DO NOT FORSAKE ME, OH, MY DARLING”
  8. CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
  9. MOMMAS, DON’T LET YOUR BABIES GROW UP TO BE PRAGMATISTS
  10. TWO WAYS TO YUMA
  11. LANDSCAPES OF GENDERED VIOLENCE
  12. Part 2: THE CODE OF THE WEST
  13. “ORDER OUT OF THE MUD”
  14. ORDER WITHOUT LAW
  15. FROM DOLLARS TO IRON
  16. THE DUTY OF REASON
  17. Part 3: OUTL AWS
  18. THE COST OF THE CODE
  19. “BACK OFF TO WHAT?”
  20. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
  21. THE NORTHWESTERN
  22. Part 4: ON THE FRINGE
  23. SAVAGE NATIONS
  24. REGENERATION THROUGH STORIES AND SONG
  25. GO WEST, YOUNG WOMAN!
  26. BEATING A LIVE HORSE
  27. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  28. CONTRIBUTORS
  29. INDEX
  30. Back Cover

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