The West in Early Cinema: After the Beginning

by Nanna Verhoeff

The Western film is inextricably tied to American culture: untamed landscapes, fiercely independent characters, and an unwavering distinction between good and evil. Yet Westerns began in the early twentieth century as far more fluid works of comedy, adventure, and historical explorations of the frontier landscape. Nanna Verhoeff examines here the earliest films made in the Western genre and proposes the thought-provoking argument that these little-studied...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 905356831X
• ISBN13: 9789053568316
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.5"