Cowboy Classics : The Roots of the American Western in the Epic Tradition

Name: Cowboy Classics
Brand: Edinburgh University Press
SKU: 9781399571531
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ISBN: 9781399571531

by Kirsten Day

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Screening Antiquity

ISBN-10 1399571532

ISBN-13 9781399571531

Publisher Edinburgh University Press

Imprint Edinburgh University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Oct 31st, 2026

Print length 240 Pages

Product Classification: Films, cinema Film: styles & genres Films, cinema Film: styles and genres Ancient history: to c 500 CE Ancient history

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Compares the ancient epic and the American Western as parallel cultural narratives.

Cowboy Classics looks at the remarkably intimate connection between Westerns and Greek and Roman epics, each of which focuses on a mythic-historical period from the past where our societal notions of what constitutes heroism, masculinity and honour were first forged. Through her insightful analysis of Red River, High Noon, Shane, The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Kirsten Day illustrates the parallels between these seemingly disparate yet closely related genres, allowing us to see each through a new lens while gaining insight into the persistence of these concepts in our world today.

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