Outlaw Heroes as Liminal Figures of Film and Television
Outlaw Heroes as Liminal Figures of Film and Television
"This book examines the liminal outlaw hero's origins in medieval romance, his survival in the mythology of the Hollywood western and his incarnations in the urban Western and modern action film. "-
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Unlike such romanticized renegades as Robin Hood and Jesse James, there is another kind of outlaw hero, one who lives between the law and his own personal code. This book examines the liminal outlaw hero's origins in medieval romance, his survival in the mythology of the Hollywood western and his incarnations in the urban western and modern action film.
