Cover of Simons John L. Simons, Merrill Robert Merrill: Peckinpah's Tragic Westerns

Simons John L. Simons, Merrill Robert Merrill Peckinpah's Tragic Westerns

A Critical Study

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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

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The work of Sam Peckinpah represents a high point in American cinema. This text is the first theoretical and critical attempt to place Peckinpah within the 2,000-year-old tradition of western tragedy. The tradition, enfolding the Greeks, Shakespeare and modern tragedians, is represented in Peckinpah's art in numerous ways, and the fact that he worked in the mode throughout his career distinguishes him from most American film directors. Films covered include Ride the High Country, Noon Wine, The Wild Bunch, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.

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