The Quiet Man

John Ford's "The Quiet Man" (1952) is the most popular cinematic representation of Ireland, and one of...
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Author: Luke Gibbons
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Language: English
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The Quiet Man by Gibbons, Luke

The Quiet Man

$39.08

The Quiet Man

$39.08
Author: Luke Gibbons
Format: Paperback
Language: English
John Ford's "The Quiet Man" (1952) is the most popular cinematic representation of Ireland, and one of Hollywood's classic romantic comedies. For some viewers and critics the film is a powerful evocation of romantic Ireland and the search for home; for others, it is a showcase for the worst stereotypes of stage-Irishry. Much of Irish cinema since the development of an indigenous film industry in the 1980s has set its face firmly against these mythic images of Ireland, but no film has yet attained the enduring appeal of "The Quiet Man". In this radical reappraisal of Ford's Oscar-winning film, Luke Gibbons traces its development from Maurice Walsh's original story (1933) and argues that its romantic excesses are a symptom of much darker undercurrents in the literary text, and the displacement of trauma that often underlies nostalgia. Moreover, Gibbons ably demonstrates how the film, rather than indulging in escapism, actually questions its own romantic illusions and the dream of returning to an Irish paradise lost.



Author: Luke Gibbons
Publisher: Cork University Press
Published: 09/30/2002
Pages: 98
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 7.36h x 5.50w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781859182871

About the Author
Gibbons, Luke: - Luke Gibbons is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.Hopper, Keith: - Keith Hopper teaches Literature and Film Studies for Oxford University s Department for Continuing Education and for St Clare s International College, Oxford. He is general editor of the Ireland into Film series (2001-2007).

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