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The Western is a genre of fiction typically set in the American frontier (commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West") between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the frontier in 1890, and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada.
The Australian Western genre or meat pie Western is set in Australia, especially the Australian Outback or the Australian Bush. [4] The genre borrows from US traditions. The Tracker is an archetype in this form of Australian Western, with signature scenes of harsh desert environments, and exploration of the themes of rough justice, exploitation of the Aboriginals, and the thirst for justice at ...
Western films derive from the Wild West shows that began in the 1870s. [3]: 48 Originally referred to as "Wild West dramas", the shortened term "Western" came to describe the genre. [4] Although other Western films were made earlier, The Great Train Robbery (1903) is often considered to mark the beginning of the genre.
Non-cinematic Western (genre) films (2 C) R. Western (genre) radio series (23 P) S. Western (genre) staples and terminology (20 C, 149 P) Western (genre) subgenres (7 ...
While the founding members were mostly western fiction writers, the organization began getting a number of other members from other backgrounds such as historians, regional history buffs, and writers from other genres. Western Fictioneers, founded in 2010, is a professional writers' group that encourages and promotes the traditional Westerns.
Western (genre), a category of fiction and visual art centered on the American Old West Western fiction, the Western genre as featured in literature; Western film, the western genre in film; Western music (North America), a type of American folk music
B. Backtrack (novel) The Bandit of Hell's Bend; Banditti of the Plains; The Berrybender Narratives; The Big Country (Hamilton novel) Big Little Book series
Western (genre) science fiction films (3 C) Spaghetti Western films (6 C, 346 P) Pages in category "Western (genre) films by genre" The following 15 pages are in this ...