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Where I Am, There (Sh)It Will Be, Melanie Mcdougald
Where I Am, There (Sh)It Will Be, Melanie Mcdougald
Melanie E McDougald
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Narrative Assault In Laetitia Masson's A Vendre, Mariah Devereux Herbeck
Narrative Assault In Laetitia Masson's A Vendre, Mariah Devereux Herbeck
Mariah E. Devereux Herbeck
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How The West Was Sung: Music In The Westerns Of John Ford, Kathryn Kalinak
How The West Was Sung: Music In The Westerns Of John Ford, Kathryn Kalinak
Kathryn M Kalinak
James Stewart once said, "For John Ford, there was no need for dialogue. The music said it all." This lively, accessible study is the first comprehensive analysis of Ford's use of music in his iconic westerns. Encompassing a variety of critical approaches and incorporating original archival research, Kathryn Kalinak explores the director's oft-noted predilection for American folk song, hymnody, and period music. What she finds is that Ford used music as more than a stylistic gesture. In fascinating discussions of Ford's westerns--from silent-era features such as Straight Shooting and The Iron Horse to classics of the sound era such as …