Print the Legend - Politics, Culture, and Civic Virtue in the Films of John Ford (Paperback)

In Print the Legend: Politics, Culture, and Civic Virtue in the Films of John Ford, a collection of writers explore Ford's view of politics, popular culture, and civic virtue in some of his best films: Drums Along the Mohawk, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Stagecoach, How Green Was My Valley, and The Last Hurrah. John Ford, more than most motion picture directors, invites his viewers into a serious discussion of these themes. For instance, one can consider Plato's timeless question "What is justice?" in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, vengeance as classical Greek tragedy in The Searchers, or ethnic politics in The Last Hurrah. Ford's films never grow stale or seem dated because he continually probes the most important questions of our civic culture: what must we do to survive, prosper, pursue happiness, and retain our common decency as a regime? Further, viewing them from a distance of time, we are subtly invited to ask whether anything has been lost or gained since Ford celebrated the civic virtues of an earlier America. Is Ford's America an idealized America or a lost America?

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2009
First published:	June 2009
Editors:	Sidney A. Pearson
Contributors:	John Marini • Brigid McMenamin • David K. Nichols • Anne R. Pierce • Matthew J. Franck • Gwen Brown • Mary P. Nichols • Paul A. Cantor • J. David Alvis
Dimensions:	232 x 156 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	206
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-3563-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-3563-5
Barcode:	9780739135631

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