Dichotomy in American Western Mythology Page: IV
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FILMS.............................................. vi
Chapter
INTRODUCTION: THE IDEAS OF WALTER
PRESCOTT WEBB ............................................1
I. MYTH, HISTORY AND AMERICAN STUDIES.................6
1. A Working Definition of Myth
2. The Function of Myth in Contemporary Culture
3. Myth and History
4. History, American Studies and Synthesis
5. American Studies and American Western Myth
II. REMINGTON, RUSSELL AND THE GREAT FRONTIER:
DICHOTOMY IN AMERICAN WESTERN MYTH ..............19
1. Contrast between East and West
2. Conflict within Western Myth
3. Dichotomous Archetypes
4. Inseparability of the Dichotomy
5. Dichotomy of Archetype, Continuity of Conflict
III. THE DICHOTOMOUS ARCHETYPE IN
WESTERN FILM ..............*.. . .... ... . &......#. #.. ..#.. 49
1. Hollywood Film as Cultural Imprints
2. Western Genre and the Continuity of Conflict
3. Origins of the Dichotomous Archetype
4. On the Fringes: Four Ford Films
5. The Thorn and the Petaliv
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Robinson, Scott E. (Scott Elmon), 1961-. Dichotomy in American Western Mythology, thesis, May 1991; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500528/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .