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Learning from John Ford. History, geography, and epic storytelling in the works of Peter Handke
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SourceZumhof, Tim [Hrsg.]; Johnson, Nicholas K. [Hrsg.]: Show, don't tell. Education and historical representations on stage and screen in Germany and the USA. Bad Heilbrunn : Verlag Julius Klinkhardt 2020, S. 131-159. - (Studien zur Deutsch-Amerikanischen Bildungsgeschichte / Studies in German-American Educational History)
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ISBN978-3-7815-2397-5; 978-3-7815-5828-1; 9783781523975; 9783781558281
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Abstract (English):Historical images originally meant for one national audience can nevertheless influence audiences worldwide. In this contribution, the transatlantic transfer of historical images at the microlevel is analyzed. The author explores how John Ford’s depiction of the American West profoundly influenced Austrian writer Peter Handke, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature. Handke’s work is full of direct and indirect references to John Ford’s life and work. Ford was a pioneer of the Western genre and greatly contributed to cementing the West as the American epic myth. Handke’s ideas about America and the West, as well as many aspects of his artistic life, can be directly traced to the cinema of John Ford, which is characterized by everyday people, the epic landscapes of Monument Valley, and the bonds that hold communities together. For Handke, John Ford served as his teacher; watching Ford’s films was an educational experience about both American history and life itself. Ford’s depictions of the American West imbued Handke with a “prosthetic memory” of the American West without having experienced it firsthand. By examining John Ford’s reception at the microlevel, the author illustrates the power historical images can have over diverse audiences. (DIPF/Orig.)
is part of:Show, don't tell. Education and historical representations on stage and screen in Germany and the USA
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Date of publication11.08.2020
CitationCarstensen, Thorsten: Learning from John Ford. History, geography, and epic storytelling in the works of Peter Handke - In: Zumhof, Tim [Hrsg.]; Johnson, Nicholas K. [Hrsg.]: Show, don't tell. Education and historical representations on stage and screen in Germany and the USA. Bad Heilbrunn : Verlag Julius Klinkhardt 2020, S. 131-159. - (Studien zur Deutsch-Amerikanischen Bildungsgeschichte / Studies in German-American Educational History) - URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-pedocs-205158 - DOI: 10.25656/01:20515; 10.35468/5828_09
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