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Chargement... The Western Hero in History and Legendpar Kent Ladd Steckmesser
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Having absorbed a number of Western films in my youth, I read this critical work. Mr. Steckmesser did his best to place this icon of the genre in the edifice of literary criticism, and, I believe adequately for the 1960's. As a fellow fan of the idea of settling disputes by gunplay, I applaud his effort. For those desiring to go deeper, I recommend Mr. Richard Slotkin's "Gunfighter Nation." ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
The American West was a glittering gold mine for early-day writers, who eagerly extracted from it the names of picturesque "heroes" to form the foundations of their fanciful and romantic reconstructions. In The Western Hero in History and Legend, Kent Ladd Steckmesser examines how folk heroes are created, choosing for the purpose Billy the Kid, as prototype of the outlaw; Wild Bill Hickok, the gunfighter; Kit Carson, the mountain man; and General George A. Custer, the soldier. He finds that these men, whatever the relative importance of their actual exploits, are significant to interpretations of history because of the epic proportions of their legends. By debunking much of the mythology surrounding these four famous Western figures, Steckmesser provides a valuable lesson in critical analysis as well as showing how rumor, untruth, and legend can become accepted as history. A new foreword by Brian W. Dippie is also included in this edition. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)978.0099History and Geography North America Western U.S.Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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