L.008.32575 Cowboy Up! The Myth of the West seen through Larry McMurtry’s 'Lonesome Dove' on the Page and Screen

Lehrende: Dr. James Van der Laan

Veranstaltungsart: Seminar

Orga-Einheit: Anglistik/Amerikanistik

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Semesterwochenstunden: 2

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 40

Kommentar:
The Western is a genre both in literature and film, not to mention the graphic arts and music. In 1985, Larry McMurtry published the best-seller Lonesome Dove about an epic cattle drive from the Mexican border to the Montana grasslands. A few years later, the novel was adapted for television in a four-part miniseries. This seminar examines the myth of the West as portrayed in the novel and miniseries. There is much to discover about America in McMurtry’s story: the vastness of the American landscape, the accents of American English, the violence of the West, and the dust and dirt in the life of cowboys, to name only a few things. If possible, participants will have an opportunity to talk with contemporary real-life cowboys and buckaroos the professor knows personally.

Wichtige Hinweise:
Die Veranstaltung findet digital statt.