TY - BOOK ID - 85166580 TI - Cowboy classics : the roots of the American western in the epic tradition PY - 2016 SN - 1474422055 147440247X 1474402461 1474415164 PB - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Western films KW - Epic poetry, Greek KW - Heroes. KW - Cowboys. KW - Bronco busters KW - Broncobusters KW - Buckaroos KW - Buckeroos KW - Stockmen (Animal industry) KW - Vaqueiros KW - Vaqueros KW - Cattle herders KW - Horsemen and horsewomen KW - Gauchos KW - Heroism KW - Persons KW - Antiheroes KW - Apotheosis KW - Courage KW - History and criticism. KW - Cowboys in popular culture KW - Popular culture UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85166580 AB - Cowboy Classics looks at the surprisingly close connection between Western film and Greek and Roman epic, each of which focuses on a mythic-historical period from the past where our societal notions of what constitutes heroism, masculinity, and honor were first forged. ER -