Although the origins of the western are as old as colonial westward expansion, it was Owen Wister s novel The Virginian, published in 1902, that established most of the now-familiar conventions of the genre. On the heels of the classic western s centennial, this collection of essays both re-examines the text of The Virginian and uses Wister s novel as a lens for studying what the next century of western writing and reading will bring. The contributors address Wister s life and travels, the novel s influence on and handling of gender and race issues, and its illustrations and various...
Although the origins of the western are as old as colonial westward expansion, it was Owen Wister s novel The Virginian, published in 1902, tha...
For most people, the work of Frederic Remington conjures an antiquarian world of all things western. Why this is so, and whether it should be so, are two of the critical questions raised in this book. Stephen Tatum closely considers selected paintings from Remington s last four years of life his so-called years of critical acclaim. Tatum s purpose is twofold: first, to understand these paintings, both formally and thematically, within their historical, aesthetic, and biographical contexts; and second, to account for what endows them today after marking the centennial of Remington s...
For most people, the work of Frederic Remington conjures an antiquarian world of all things western. Why this is so, and whether it should be s...
