Playing Cowboys: Low Culture and High Art in the Western

by Robert Murray Davis

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In Playing Cowboys, Robert Murray Davis examines the Western hero-a principal image of American manhood since publication of The Virginian-as portrayed by a variety of post-World War II novelists and filmmakers. Innovative artists have used the Western to discuss issues of ethics and aesthetics, but its greatest impact may have been on popular cultural values. Davis shows that the Western is not primarily about escape or violence, but, at its best,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0806126272

ISBN13:9780806126272

Release Date:March 1994

Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press

Length:192 Pages

Weight:0.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 4.5" x 7.2"

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19th Century Arts, Music & Photography Humor & Entertainment Literature & Fiction Movies Performing Arts

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