{"product_id":"9781593082369","title":"The Virginian (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Virginian\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eOwen Wister\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003eThe western is one of America’s most important and influential contributions to world culture. And it was \u003cb\u003eOwen Wister\u003c\/b\u003e’s \u003ci\u003eThe Virginian\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1902, that created the familiar archetypes of character, setting, and action that still dominate western fiction and film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Virginian\u003c\/i\u003e's characters include: The hero, tall, taciturn, and unflappable, confident in his skills, careful of his honor, mysterious in his background; the heroine, the “schoolmarm from the East,” dedicated to civilizing the untamed town, but willing to adapt to its ways—up to a point; and the villain, who is a liar, a thief, a killer, and worst of all, a coward beneath his bluster. Its setting—the lonely small town in the midst of the vast, empty, dangerous but overwhelmingly beautiful landscape—plays so crucial a role that it may be regarded as one of the primary characters. And its action—the cattle roundup, the capture of the rustlers, the agonizing moral choices demanded by “western justice,” and the climactic shoot-out between hero and villain—shaped the plots of the thousands of books and movies that followed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn G. Cawelti\u003c\/b\u003e has published ten books, including \u003ci\u003eApostles of the Self-Made Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAdventure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMystery and Romance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cu\u003eThe Spy Story\u003c\/u\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLeon Forrest: Introductions and Interpretations\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Six-Gun Mystique Sequel\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also published about seventy essays in the fields of American literature, cultural history, and popular culture, and has made oral presentations at more than one hundred universities and scholarly conferences.","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031132324080,"sku":"9781593082369","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593082369_p0.jpg?v=1763808433","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593082369","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}