{"product_id":"the-invention-of-the-western-film-a-cultural-history-of-the-genres-first-half-century-hardback-9780521554732","title":"The Invention of the Western Film; A Cultural History of the Genre's First Half Century (Hardback) 9780521554732","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Invention of the Western Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Cultural History of the Genre's First Half Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn in-depth exploration of the early Western, from short kinetoscopes of the 1890s through the 'classic' features of the 1940s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eScott Simmon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521554732, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 February 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e410 pages, 112 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 3 cm, 0.77 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"One of the many strengths of this book is Simmon's narrow focus and his attention to the lesser-known nooks and crannies of the Western.  His writing is never less than engaging and accessible, his insights often beautifully stated and eminently quotable\" - Journal of Film and Video Stephanie Harrison\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Invention of the Western Film ranges across literature, visual arts, social history, ideology, and legend to provide, for the first time, an in-depth exploration of the early Western, from short kinetoscopes of the 1890s through 'classic' features of the 1940s. By examining the American Indian's rise and demise during the silent era, B-Westerns of the 1930s, and film noir-influenced Westerns of the 1940s, Scott Simmon's pioneering study silhouettes the genre's evolution against a myriad of cultural forces. This lively, encyclopedic book revitalizes familiar Western icons John Wayne and John Ford, and recovers forgotten masterworks from the Western film's formative years.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. 'My Friend, the Indian': Landscape and the Extermination of the Native American in the Silent Western: 1. Indians to the rescue\u003cbr\u003e 2. The eastern Western\u003cbr\u003e 3. Our friends, the Indians\u003cbr\u003e 4. The death of the Western, 1911\u003cbr\u003e 5. The far-Western\u003cbr\u003e 6. Wars on the plains\u003cbr\u003e 7. The politics of landscape\u003cbr\u003e 8. Pocahontas meets Custer: The Invaders\u003cbr\u003e 9. 'No Indians wanted'\u003cbr\u003e 10. The west of the Mohicans\u003cbr\u003e 11. Desert places\u003cbr\u003e Part II. 'It's Time for Your History Lesson, Dear': John Wayne and the Problem of History in the Hollywood Western of the 1930s: 12. The Big Trail and the weight of history\u003cbr\u003e 13. What's the big idea?\u003cbr\u003e 14. Manifestations of destiny\u003cbr\u003e 15. Rambling into Surrealism: the B-Western\u003cbr\u003e 16. 'Don't cry, Pat, it's only a Western': A note on acting\u003cbr\u003e 17. Time, space, and the Western\u003cbr\u003e Part III. 'That Sleep of Death': John Ford and the Darkness of the Classic Western in the 1940s: 18. My Darling Clementine and the fight with Film Noir\u003cbr\u003e 19. Out of the past\u003cbr\u003e 20. 'Shakespeare? In Tombstone?'\u003cbr\u003e 21. 'Get outa town and stay out'\u003cbr\u003e 22. 'A lot of nice people around here'\u003cbr\u003e 23. 'Who do we shoot?'\u003cbr\u003e 24. The revenge of Film Noir\u003cbr\u003e 25. The return of the Earps\u003cbr\u003e 26. Ford, Fonda, and the death of the classic Western.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Film theory \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Film theory \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Film%20theory%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BAPFA%5D%22\"\u003eAPFA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46065979687192,"sku":"9780521554732","price":68.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521555814.jpg?v=1691408531","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-invention-of-the-western-film-a-cultural-history-of-the-genres-first-half-century-hardback-9780521554732","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}