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From Hopalong to Hud - Thoughts on Western Fiction (Paperback)
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From Hopalong to Hud - Thoughts on Western Fiction (Paperback)
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Many books and innumerable articles have been published on the
subject of "Westerns" since 1960, but the emphasis has been almost
entirely on Western movies. Not much attention has been paid to the
fiction of and about the American West. This book begins with the
assumption that the novel of the West is a sort of autobiography of
the West and that the writing must be studied if we are to see what
our fiction reveals about ourselves. In these eleven essays C. L.
Sonnichsen looks at both popular and "serious" fiction, starting
with a consideration of what the West means to America and the
world and going on to discuss a number of topics that act as
mirrors to our prejudices and emotions. What does our fiction show
has happened to our feelings about the Mexican over the last
century? About violence? About sex? About the mythical West? The
author's final chapter suggests other doors that should be
opened--other topics of Western fiction that should be investigated
and discussed. In scope and variety of approaches this book is
unique. Some chapters will provoke heated disagreement, but the
subject is timely. Nothing is more interesting to us than
ourselves, and these essays tell something about who and what we
are.
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