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Book Synopsis
This book traces the generic evolution of the road movie with respect to its diverse presentations, emphasizing it as an "independent genre" that attempts to incorporate marginality and subversion on many levels.

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"This is a superbly conceived, thoughtfully organised, and well-written study of a subject--the 'road movie'--that has lacked anything close to a coherent, book-length overview... It will make an ideal course text and should also have a wide appeal to non-academic readers." Scott Simmon, author of The Films of D. W. Griffith and King Vidor, American

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Paving the Way: Sources and Features of the Road Movie
  • Chapter 2. Blazing the Trail: Visionary Rebellion and the Late-1960s Road Movie
  • Chapter 3. Drifting on Empty: Existential Irony and the Early-1970s Road Movie
  • Chapter 4. Blurring the Boundaries: The 1980s Postmodern Road Movie
  • Chapter 5. Rebuilding the Engine: The 1990s Multicultural Road Movie
  • Chapter 6. Traveling Other Highways: The European Road Movie
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/07/2002
      ISBN13: 9780292747326, 978-0292747326
      ISBN10: 0292747322

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book traces the generic evolution of the road movie with respect to its diverse presentations, emphasizing it as an "independent genre" that attempts to incorporate marginality and subversion on many levels.

      Trade Review
      "This is a superbly conceived, thoughtfully organised, and well-written study of a subject--the 'road movie'--that has lacked anything close to a coherent, book-length overview... It will make an ideal course text and should also have a wide appeal to non-academic readers." Scott Simmon, author of The Films of D. W. Griffith and King Vidor, American

      Table of Contents
      • Acknowledgments
      • Chapter 1. Paving the Way: Sources and Features of the Road Movie
      • Chapter 2. Blazing the Trail: Visionary Rebellion and the Late-1960s Road Movie
      • Chapter 3. Drifting on Empty: Existential Irony and the Early-1970s Road Movie
      • Chapter 4. Blurring the Boundaries: The 1980s Postmodern Road Movie
      • Chapter 5. Rebuilding the Engine: The 1990s Multicultural Road Movie
      • Chapter 6. Traveling Other Highways: The European Road Movie
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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