{"id":1112,"date":"2011-03-14T13:56:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-14T20:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2011-03-14T13:56:53","modified_gmt":"2011-03-14T20:56:53","slug":"john-simons-publishes-pechinpahs-tragic-westerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2011\/03\/14\/john-simons-publishes-pechinpahs-tragic-westerns\/","title":{"rendered":"John Simons Publishes ‘Peckinpah’s Tragic Westerns’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>English Professor John Simons has published a new book, \u201cPeckinpah\u2019s Tragic Westerns: A Critical Study,\u201d examining the work of filmmaker Sam Peckinpah and placing it within the 2,000-year-old tradition of Western tragedy. The tradition, enfolding the Greeks, Shakespeare, and modern tragedians, is represented in Peckinpah’s art in numerous ways, and the fact that he worked in the mode throughout his career distinguishes him from most American film directors. Films covered include \u201cRide the High Country,\u201d \u201cNoon Wine,\u201d \u201cThe Wild Bunch,\u201d \u201cPat Garrett and Billy the Kid,\u201d and \u201cBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.\u201d Comments on the book jacket by renowned writer, producer, and director Garner Simmons note that the book \u201cprovides fresh and, at times, profound insights into how and why Peckinpah\u2019s work touches us in such a deep and visceral way.\u201d The book is co-authored with Robert Merrill, a colleague of Simons\u2019 while in graduate school at the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

English Professor John Simons has published a new book, \u201cPeckinpah\u2019s Tragic Westerns: A Critical Study,\u201d examining the work of filmmaker Sam Peckinpah and placing it within the 2,000-year-old tradition of Western tragedy. The tradition, enfolding the Greeks, Shakespeare, and modern tragedians, is represented in Peckinpah’s art in numerous ways, and the fact that he worked … <\/p>\n

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