Western (genre)
The Western is an American genre in literature and film. Westerns are art works – films, literature, sculpture, television and radio shows, and paintings – devoted to telling stories set in the American West, often portraying it in a romanticized light.
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:"As far as I'm concerned, Americans don't have any original art except Western movies and jazz."
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:— Clint Eastwood, classic actor in Westerns
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Definition |
| ► | Common themes |
| ► | Origins of the "Western idea" |
| ► | Western literature |
| ► | Western films |
| ► | Influences on and of the Western |
| ► | Television Westerns |
| ► | Quote |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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