The Iconic American Western in Film and Literature

Ali Shehzad Zaidi

doi:10.4312/an.50.1-2.83-94

The Iconic American Western in Film and Literature

Authors

Ali Shehzad Zaidi State University of New York at Canton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/an.50.1-2.83-94

Keywords:

American Western, The Western, Gilgamesh, High Noon, Hombre, The Iliad, The Odyssey, Shane, “The Tin Star, ” Unforgiven

Abstract

This essay examines representative stories of the American Western genre in both film and literature in light of various literary influences, including The Bible and classical epics such as Gilgamesh, The Iliad, and The Odyssey. These stories relate the dynamic tensions of characters caught between righteous and unrighteous anger, between home and longing for the road, and between the imperative to survive and the impulse to sacrifice oneself for others.

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Published

13. 11. 2017

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 1-2 (2017)

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Articles

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How to Cite

Shehzad Zaidi, A. (2017). The Iconic American Western in Film and Literature. Acta Neophilologica, 50(1-2), 83-94. https://doi.org/10.4312/an.50.1-2.83-94